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Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth Christopher holds a PhD from the University of New South Wales. She is both an academic and consultant for cross-cultural leadership and management teaching and training. She is Senior Associate of an international leadership training consultancy in the USA, Christopher, Smith and Associates; an Honorary Associate of Macquarie University, Sydney; and a consultant to Open Universities Australia for online teaching and learning. She presents papers at international conferences, is a reviewer for international journals and has published widely in her field. Klappentext International Management explores management opportunities in encounters across the world between national, organisational, political, professional and social cultures. It is soundly based theoretically and supported with real-life international examples from contemporary events and situations. From a historical perspective and a uniquely cross-disciplinary approach, Elizabeth Christopher identifies the major leadership styles that continue to characterise people across regions, nations, communities and organisations, within groups and as individuals. She provides a practical and comprehensive textbook for successful negotiation in a world rich not only in cultural diversity but also in convergence. It is an indispensable guide for students and practitioners to key issues of cross-cultural management.Online Resources: PowerPoint slides and teaching notes to accompany each chapter Zusammenfassung Winner of the Management and Leadership Textbook category at the CMI Management Book of the Year Awards 2013/14! International Management explores management opportunities in encounters across the world between national! organizational! political! professional and social cultures. It is soundly based theoretically and supported with real-life international examples from contemporary events and situations! exploring contemporary and historical material to provide insights for today's managers who find themselves dealing with diversity and difference. From a historical perspective and a uniquely cross-disciplinary approach! Elizabeth Christopher identifies the major leadership styles that continue to characterise people across regions! nations! communities and organisations! within groups and as individuals. International Management is a practical and comprehensive textbook for successful negotiation in a world rich not only in cultural diversity but also in convergence. It also covers the ethical! moral and environmental ramifications of business today and the corporate leaders who are learning to manage their businesses across nations and continents! not only profitably but in ways that contribute to societies overall through economic! environmental and social action. International Management is an indispensable guide for students and practitioners to key issues of cross-cultural management! suitable to accompany online or private studies! or a teaching unit within professional and university graduate studies of international management.Online supporting resources for this book include lecture slides and notes for academics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction: The historical background to international leadership Part One: Exploring cultural differences 01 Industry: cultural differences in industry leadership and the effects of mass media reports Introduction Made in China: the case of General Motors' LaCrosse Vehicle recalls: the case of the rise and fall and rise of Toyota Industrial espionage: the Renault spy case Conclusion Key points 02 Patterns of employment: the roles of women and minorities in international business Introduction Women at work: the case of the Saudi women drivers Disabilities and disadvantages: the case of the dispossessed Worldwide youth unemployment: the case of the jobless Chinese graduates Rich...
