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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.
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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.

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Cultural diversity and information and communication technology impacts on global virtual teams: An exploratory study

TL;DR: This exploratory study focused on the effects of cultural diversity and ICT on team effectiveness and suggested that cultural diversity had a positive influence on decision-making and a negative influence on communication.
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Managerial compensation and firm performance : A general research framework

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Culturally Responsive School Leadership

TL;DR: Culture responsive school leadership has become important to research on culturally responsive education, reform, and social justice education as discussed by the authors and a comprehensive review provides a framework for the expanding body of literature that seeks to make not only teaching, but rather the entire school environment, responsive to the schooling needs of minoritized students.
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Influences of Adaptation to Communist Rule on Value Priorities in Eastern Europe

TL;DR: In this article, the basic value priorities prevalent in Eastern Europe are studied in a cross-national comparison, and the implications of adaptation to life circumstances under communist regimes lead to the hypotheses that East European samples are likely to attribute especially high importance to conservatism and hierarchy values and low importance to egalitarianism, intellectual and affective autonomy, and mastery values.
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On the Foundations of Corporate Social Responsibility

TL;DR: For example, this article found that firms from common law countries have lower CSR than companies from civil law countries, with Scandinavian civil law firms having the highest CSR ratings with respect to their legal origin.