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Cultures and Organizations: Software of the Mind
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In this article, the differences in the way strategists and their followers think are discussed, and practical solutions for those in business to help solve conflict between different groups are proposed, with a focus on how to find common problems which demand cooperation for the solution of these problems.Abstract:
Despite calls for better co-operation between countries and different cultures, there is still confrontation between people, groups and nations. But at the same time they are exposed to common problems which demand cooperation for the solution of these problems. This book helps to understand the differences in the way strategists and their followers think, offering practical solutions for those in business to help solve conflict between different groups.read more
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A cultural political economy of management accounting controls: A case study of a textile Mill in a traditional Sinhalese village
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Corruption and change: the impact of foreign direct investment
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine influences on the level of corruption in countries from a strategic perspective and find that higher levels of perceived corruption are associated with uncertainty avoidance and masculinity, respectively.
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Location-Level Links Between Diversity and Innovative Climate Depend on National Power Distance
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the relationship between the demographic diversity and innovative climates of 248 organizational locations of a multinational company in 24 countries and found that diversity in the more task-oriented demographic attributes of organizational tenure and functional background was negatively related to these locations' innovative climates in high power-distance countries but positively related to the locations's innovative climate in low power-distribution countries.
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The future is predictable for international marketers
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate consumer behavior across different nationalities for a sample of products and services and conclude that consumers' values are strongly rooted in history and tradition and that with the convergence of incomes, people have more freedom to express themselves and this is done through their own specific value patterns.
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A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Participative Decision-Making in Organizations
Abraham Sagie,Zeynep Aycan +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that among other exogenous (e.g. sociopolitical, legal, historical) forces, the sociocultural context plays an important role in the observed differences among PDM approaches and practices across nations.