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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 development of a short form of the EMBU : Its appraisal with students in Greece, Guatemala, Hungary and Italy
Willem A. Arrindell,Ezio Sanavio,Guido Aguilar,Claudio Sica,Chryse Hatzichristou,Martin Eisemann,Luis A. Recinos,P. Gaszner,Monika Peter,Giuseppe Battagliese,János Kállai,Jan van der Ende +11 more
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify conditions under which announcements of international joint venture formation lead to increases in shareholder value of participating U.S. firms by combining the singular theoretical foci of previous work on the topic and specifying previously unconsidered, but conceptually important, influences on firms' expected JV performance.
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Predicting safety behavior in the construction industry: development and test of an integrative model
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How culture moulds the effects of self-efficacy and fear of failure on entrepreneurship
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Democracy and Bureaucracy in the Age of the Web Empirical Findings and Theoretical Speculations
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