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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777894103321

Autore

Earley P. Christopher

Titolo

The transplanted executive [[electronic resource] ] : why you need to understand how workers in other countries see the world differently / / P. Christopher Earley, Miriam Erez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1997

ISBN

0-19-770387-9

1-280-52731-5

0-19-802489-4

1-4294-1534-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ErezMiriam

Disciplina

658.049

658.30089

Soggetti

International business enterprises - Management

International business enterprises - Personnel management

Employee motivation

Intercultural communication

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-193) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1. Introduction: Managing the Global Enterprise; 2. Understanding Who You Are; 3. Putting the Pieces Together; 4. Did You Understand What I Said?; 5. Motivating Employees in Different Cultures; 6. Making a Group into a Team; 7. Leading in Different Cultures; 8. Quality and the Committed Worker; 9. The Complete Global Manager; Appendix; Notes; Suggested Readings; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Provides a comprehensive resource for managers of any nationality striving to understand the diversity of workplace values and traditions - and how they can be used to maximize employee efficiency, morale, and the bottom line. The authors demonstrate why effective incentive systems in Japan might decrease productivity in United States, and more.