| Description |
x, 285 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1.Introduction and Overview / Mette Zølner -- pt. I Background -- 2.State of the Art: Cross-cultural Management and Global Collaboration / David C. Thomas -- 3.Danish National Identity: A Historical Account / Uffe Østergard -- pt. II International Assignments and Cultural Learning -- 4.State of the Art: International Human Resource Management and Cultural Learning / Marion Festing -- 5.Expatriation: Stories of Intercultural Face-Work / Anne-Marie Søderberg -- 6.Knowledge Exchange and Intercultural Learning through Inpatriation: Some Chinese Experiences / Anne-Marie Søderberg -- 7.Short-term International Assignments: A Means of Developing Cultural Sensitivity and Building Networks in a Global Company? / Mette Zølner -- pt. III When Corporate Cultures and Practices Travel -- 8.Cultural Translation of Corporate Values / Philippe d'Iribarne -- 9.Reception and Recontextualization of Corporate Values in Subsidiaries / Mette Zølner -- |
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10.Winning Behaviours in East and West: Recontextualizing a Strategic Concept within a Global Organization / Anne-Marie Søderberg -- 11.Dilemmas of Expatriate Managers: Managing ̀In Between' / Mette Zølner -- pt. IV Different Forms of Collaboration across Borders -- 12.State of the Art: Global Teams / Martha Maznevski -- 13.Learning from Difference: Born Global SMEs and Their Approaches to Intercultural Collaboration in Asia / Martine Cardel Gertsen -- 14.Global Teams: Exploring the Success of a Shared Services Centre in Bangalore / Mette Zølner -- 15.Virtual Communication and Collaboration in Global Research and Development Teams: A Case Study of an Indian R&D Hub / Anne-Marie Søderberg -- 16.Final Perspectives / Mette Zølner |
| Summary |
"This book offers qualitative studies of collaboration processes conducted in globalizing companies based in Denmark and with subsidiaries in Asia. It addresses the specific contexts of collaboration and studies how people with different cultural backgrounds work together, both face-to-face and in the virtual workplace"-- |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Mode of access: World Wide Web |
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Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Cultural competence.
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Intercultural communication.
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International business enterprises -- Social aspects.
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| Author |
Gertsen, Martine Cardel.
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Søderberg, Anne-Marie.
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Zølner, Mette.
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Palgrave Connect (Online service)
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| LC no. |
2012021447 |
| ISBN |
0230289436 |
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9780230289437 |
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