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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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The role of subjective norms in theory of planned behavior in the context of organic food consumption
Abdullah Kaid Al-Swidi,Sheikh Mohammed Rafiul Huque,Muhammad Haroon Hafeez,Mohd Noor Mohd Shariff +3 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the applicability of theory of planned behavior with special emphasis on measuring the direct and moderating effects of subjective norms on attitude, perceived behavioral control and buying intention in context of buying organic food was investigated.
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Intention to purchase on social commerce websites across cultures: A cross-regional study
TL;DR: The research supports the moderating effect of culture and the mediating role of trust in a social network community on the relationship between social interactions (in terms of closeness and familiarity) and intention to purchase in social commerce environments and suggests that social commerce market penetration in East Asia may have relatively fewer barriers to overcome and be more likely to succeed than in the Latin America region.
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Value Consensus and Importance A Cross-National Study
Shalom H. Schwartz,Galit Sagie +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed a definition and an operational index for value consensus suitable for cross-national comparisons, and then generated and tested hypotheses concerning causal impacts of socioeconomic development and political democratization on both value importance and value consensus in a society.
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Levels of Culture and Individual Behavior: An Investigative Perspective
TL;DR: This paper is a conceptual study and therefore extends theory and the current understanding of how culture is examined by not only explicitly recognizing that behaviors are simultaneously influenced by multiple levels of culture but by also specifying conditions under which certain levels ofculture dominate.
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From “Distance” to “Friction”: Substituting Metaphors and Redirecting Intercultural Research
TL;DR: In this article, cultural friction is proposed as a substitute metaphor centered on the actual encounter of cultural systems within a context of power relations and potential conflict between a multinational enterprise and its host country constituency.