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Informationen zum Autor ATSUSHI FUNAKAWA is program director of organizational learning and global development at Globis Corporation in Tokyo. His seminars on global organizational management have assisted thousands of professionals throughout Asia, the United States, Russia, and Europe in their quest to build cultural synergy across their organizations. He brings seventeen years of multicultural corporate experience to the writing of this book. Klappentext Transcultural Management presents a compelling new model for transforming cultural clashes into cultural synergy. Going far beyond the dos and don'ts of mere protocol, it explains how cultural issues affect today's global business practices, provides a theoretical framework for transcultural management, and offers practical applications for managing any type of cross-border concern, including overseas branches, strategic alliances, acquisitions, and foreign personnel. Zusammenfassung A framework for transforming business cultural clashes into cultural synergy. As the global economy continues to expand! the need for cross-cultural understanding is a key component to business success. In the U.S. and Japan alone! more than two million business people are directly involved in cross-cultural business situations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part One: The Impact of Culture on Global Business. 1. The Tragedy of Ignorance. 2. Why Culture?. 3. Language Matters. Part Two: Transcultural Management for Individuals andOrganizations. 4. Globalization and Cultural intervention. 5. Enabling Global Organizations: Five Core Competencies. 6. Achieving Competency: Seven Mental Disciplines. 7. Managing Cultural Context. 8. High-Context, High-Content Management: The Direction of GlobalOrganizations. Part Three: The United States And Japan. 9. Root Causes of Cross-Cultural Business Conflict. 10. American Companies in Japan. 11. Japanese Companies in the United States. 12. United States--Japan Alliance Management. Part Four: Moving Forward Across Cultures. 13. Embracing Bridge Persons. 14. Searching for a New Identity for the 21st Century. Appendix: Interventions for Transcultural Organizaions....
