Cross-Cultural Management Culture and Management across the World

'The great strength of this volume is that, unlike most writings on cross-cultural management, it is grounded in a serious and sophisticated appreciation of anthropology. It moves beyond cliches and stereotypes to provide the reader with rich insights into cultural diversity from a distinguished group of contributors.' Christopher Grey, Professor of Organization Studies, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. 'In an increasingly pluralized world, business and management course leaders need to promote awareness of the challenges of working in multicultural business environments, ideally in ways that exploit the creative potential that such differences uncover. The authors of this textbook are recognized authorities on these subjects and I recommend this book accordingly.' Maria Ester de Freitas, Professor of Organizational Studies, FGV-EAESP, Brazil "In an increasingly globalized world, an "ambicultural" perspective has become a necessity for executives and scholars of management. The nomadic intelligence that one can develop from reading this excellent collection will help readers avoid the cultural myopia that can torpedo international business initiatives." Danny Miller, Research Professor, HEC Montreal and Chair in Family Business and Strategy, University of Alberta, Canada 'Concepts of culture in international business have long been premised on reductionist grounds. In this volume, refreshingly, more sophisticated lenses are developed to address cultures as universes of meanings that have to be negotiated in international business encounters, within which, managers need to develop a 'nomadic intelligence' that enables them to uncouple themselves from the taken-for-granted aspects of their own cultures, as well as from the stereotypes concerning others. In a field dominated by a science of stereotypes in the mainstream of past contributions, this is indeed refreshing.' Stewart Clegg, Professor of Management, University of Technology, Sydney. 'Combining theoretical and practical resources, this book facilitates analysis of diverse intercultural contexts. By addressing the complex interplay between global, national and local scales, its "intercultural immersions" expose readers to the skills needed to manage cross-cultural teams and businesses.' Lucy Taksa, Professor of Management, Macquarie University, Australia