Organizational Research Methods http://orm.sagepub.com A Review of Cross-Cultural Methodologies for Organizational Research: A Best- Practices Approach Bryan S. Schaffer and Christine M. Riordan Organizational Research Methods 2003; 6; 169 DOI: 10.1177/1094428103251542 The online version of this article can be found at: http://orm.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/6/2/169 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com On behalf of: The Research Methods Division of The Academy of Management
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2014 A critical investigation into the interests and attitudes that young adults have towards dark attractions. Alexandra Constantinescu Albert Robert Gordon University 4/18/2014 THE ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT Aberdeen Business School Department of Communication‚ Marketing and Media A critical investigation into the interests and attitudes that young adults have towards dark attractions. by Alexandra Constantinescu Albert (1002430) Word count: 13‚109
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Introduction The purpose of this paper is to broaden and deepen the understanding of buyer behavior in Arab industrial markets. Most Western exporters to the Arab world have experienced different kinds of challenges in their encounter with an unfamiliar and exotic culture. One may certainly observe what is going on‚ but is it possible to understand the underlying factors that explain what most Western businessmen not only would qualify as peculiar‚ but outright irregular? Is it possible to cast
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Organizational Dynamics‚ Vol. 29‚ No. 1‚ pp. 45– 63‚ 2000 © 2000 Elsevier Science‚ Inc. ISSN 0090-2616/00/$–see frontmatter PII S0090-2616(00)00012-7 Creating Value with Diverse Teams in Global Management JOSEPH J. DISTEFANO INTRODUCTION T oday’s economy increasingly requires people to collaborate in teams that cross cultural and geographic boundaries. Sometimes team members are all located in the same physical setting. More and more frequently‚ they are scattered across a city‚ a country‚ or
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Difine and describe the nature of communication in detail? Answer: The nature of communication is the exchange of information between two people. It is required that there be both a sender and a receiver for communication to take place. Communication is reciprocal. So at any time the sender is sending a message the receiver is also sending messages. Effective communication entails the sender encoding a message and transmitting it to the receiver where the receiver successfully decodes the message
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4 POTENTIAL PROBLEMS IN CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS: STEREOTYPES‚ PREJUDICES‚ AND RACISM Objectives At the end of this chapter‚ you will be able to: Describe the origin of stereotype‚ prejudices‚ and racism. Describe the danger of stereotype‚ prejudices‚ and racism. Given a specific case‚ recognize stereotypes‚ prejudices‚ and racism. Given a specific case‚ propose an alternative solution or scenario that would be more culturally appropriate. This book chapter was written exclusively for the
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Introduction to the approaches to comparative international management Universalistic theories = claim that the phenomena of management and organization are subject to the same universal ‘laws’ everywhere in the world. It tends to predict that cross-national differences in management and organization will disappear in the future. Driving force is globalization. (e.g. contingency theory) Particularistic theories = posit that organization and management in different countries can differ fundamentally
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Management en organisaties: Deel 1: Organisaties‚ managers en management. Hfdst. 1: Organisatie: 1 algemene definitie: Een eenheid v. mensen - bewust bij elkaar (structuur) - gemeenschappelijk doel variatie van kenmerken in de tijd: externe interne invloeden rationeel onbewust 1.2 een organisatie… een groep van mensen: Studie organisatie => studie MENSELIJK GEDRAG. Verschillende mensen: HETEROGENE groep verschillen: 1. FUNCTIE: eigenaar – manager – arbeider
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CHAPTER 1 MULTINATIONAL MANAGEMENT IN A CHANGING WORLD Learning Objectives 1. Define multinational management 2. Understand the characteristics of a multinational company 3. Understand the nature of the global economy and the key forces that drive globalization 4. Know the basic classification of the world’s economies 5. Be able to identify the characteristics of the next generation of multinational managers Introduction 6. Businesses of all sizes‚ whether from the old or new
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LOST IN TRANSLATION? THE EFFECT OF CULTURAL VALUES ON MERGERS AROUND THE WORLD KENNETH R. AHERNa ‚ DANIELE DAMINELLIb ‚ AND CESARE FRACASSIc Abstract We find strong evidence that three key dimensions of national culture (trust‚ hierarchy‚ and individualism) affect merger volume and synergy gains. The volume of cross-border mergers is lower when countries are more culturally distant. In addition‚ greater cultural distance in trust and individualism leads to lower combined announcement returns. These
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