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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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Handbook of Research in International Human Resource Management
Günter K. Stahl,Ingmar Björkman +1 more
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How Face Influences Consumption - A Comparative Study of American and Chinese Consumers:
Julie Juan Li,Chenting Su +1 more
TL;DR: Zhang et al. as discussed by the authors developed the concept of face and face consumption to explain why Asian consumers possess strong appetites for luxury products despite their relatively low income and examined the influence of face on consumer behaviours in the United States and China.
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Does national culture influence consumers’ evaluation of travel services? A test of Hofstede’s model of cross‐cultural differences
John C. Crotts,Ron Erdmann +1 more
TL;DR: The influence of national culture on consumer evaluations of travel services was the focus of a study as discussed by the authors, drawing from a representative sample of overseas visitors to the USA, and controlling for socio-economic and trip characteristics, results provide a limited indication that national culture influences how customers evaluate travel services and their willingness to repeat purchase and recommend a service to others.
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Drivers of Success for Market Entry into China and India
Joseph Johnson,Gerard J. Tellis +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a new definition of success and a uniquely compiled archival database were used to analyze whether and why firms that entered China and India succeeded or failed. And the most important findings are rather counter-intuitive: smaller firms are more successful than larger firms and greater openness of the emerging market have lower success.
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Turnaround in East Asian firms: evidence from ethnic Overseas Chinese communities
TL;DR: The evidence gathered shows that the utility of the predominantly U.S. model of firm turnaround has limits in East Asia, in particular, the role of strong owner‐managers and the importance of relationships among business people constrain the applicability of prior U.s. research to East Asia.