Team Performance Management Emerald Article: Overcoming the problems of cultural differences to establish success for international management teams Malcolm Higgs Article information: To cite this document: Malcolm Higgs‚ (1996)‚"Overcoming the problems of cultural differences to establish success for international management teams"‚ Team Performance Management‚ Vol. 2 Iss: 1 pp. 36 - 43 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13527599610105547 Downloaded on: 26-01-2013
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Cultures and Organizations Software of the mind Geert Hofstede Institute for Research on Intercultural Cooperation (IRIC) University of Limburg at Maastricht‚ The Netherlands MpGRAW-HILL BOOK COMPANY London • New York • St Louis • San Francisco • Auckland • Bogota • Caracas Lisbon • Madrid • Mexico • Milan • Montreal • New Delhi • Panama Paris • San Juan • Sao Paulo • Singapore • Sydney • Tokyo • Toronto Contents Published by McGRAW-HILL Book Company Europe Shoppenhangers
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A critical review of theories of the nature of organisational culture‚ including how it may impact on innovation‚ and how it may be affected by the leaders of an organisation Like many other social categories‚ culture has as many definitions as there are people who tried to describe its meaning and manifestations (Groseschl and Doherty‚ 2000). Starting from the early definitions‚ such as “complex whole of knowledge‚ belief‚ art‚ law‚ morals‚ custom and any other capabilities and habits‚ acquired
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Assignment #2: BMW’s Dream Factory & Culture By: Henry sTANLY Instructor: Dorothy A. Sliben BUS520 The Culture at BMW At BMW much of its success stem from an entrepreneurial culture. In an entrepreneurial culture‚ work is more than a job‚ it ’s a lifestyle. Employees are more like a team than in most companies‚ and in some cases‚ they ’re even like a family. At BMW the following characteristics are used to describe the culture. Treat people with respect: This is a very simple
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Understanding Culture The biggest challenge the social scientists face is reaching a consensus over the definition of culture. Among sociologists ad anthropologists‚ debate has raged for several academic generations about the proper definition of the term “culture”. Ralph Linton (1945)‚ an American anthropologist said that culture is ’the sum total of knowledge‚ attitudes and habitual behavior patterns shared and transmitted by the members of a particular society ’.[1] Ward Goodenough (1957)
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2 2. Positive Effects of Starbucks Culture in China 3 2.1 Starbucks Corporation Culture 4 2.1.1 Influence of Corporation Culture on Leadership 4 2.1.2 Influence of Corporation Culture on Staff Motivation 7 2.2 Starbucks Brand Culture 11 2.2.1 Effects of Brand culture on Brand Positioning 13 2.2.2 Effects of Brand Culture on Product Strategies 14 2.2.3 Effects of Brand Culture on Promotion Strategies 15 2.3 Starbucks Coffee Culture 16 2.3.1 Impacts on Coffee Process Standardization
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1 W h a t is Popular Culture? - - - aus: STOREY‚ John: Cultural Theory and Popular Culture. London e al. (PearsonlPrenUce Hall) 2001 t I Before we consider in detail the different ways in which popular culture has been defined and analyzed‚ I want to outline some of the general features of the debate which the study of popular culture has generated. It is not my intention to pre-empt the specific findings and arguments which will be presented in the following chapters. Here I simply
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Target Culture BUS 610 While finishing my Bachelors of Science at Cal Poly Pomona I worked for a retail company called Target. Target is really a world of its own and not like very many other retail companies. I interned for three months and worked there for about a year. Even though I no longer work there‚ I did learn a lot about the company and its culture. The best way to understand Target culture is to understand their commitment to their employees and guests. Target’s commitment is to
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Culture and Identity Outline‚ what the term ‘Culture’ may be taken to mean and then explain the ways in which it is transmitted by the wider society and the effects that this may have for individual members of the society . Introduction: Society and Culture are interlinked‚ thus sociology defines society as two or more people who interact in such a manner as to share a common culture. Therefore culture is seen as a vital factor of sociology. Culture can be defined as common beliefs‚ behavior
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Cross Cultural Issue in International Business Culture: Culture is a complex concept with numerous definitions. The definitions range from all-encompassing to limited areas of interest. As documented by Kroeber and kluckhohn (1985)‚ there are over 160 definition of “culture” alone‚ and great deal of material has been published on this topic. Rosinski defines culture as “the set of unique characteristic that distinguishes its members from another group” (2003‚ p.20). Because every individual
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