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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790246603321

Autore

Debebe Gelaye <1966->

Titolo

Navigating power [[electronic resource] ] : cross-cultural competence in Navajoland / / Gelaye Debebe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : Lexington Books, c2012

ISBN

1-280-68429-1

9786613661234

0-7391-7570-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (181 p.)

Disciplina

302

Soggetti

Social interaction - United States

Navajo Indians

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : cross-cultural competence -- Theoretical framework of coordination among unequals -- Membership survey project : covert conflict inhibiting coordination -- Job trends project : a commitment to unrevised assumptions -- Analyzing coordination failures -- Canyon Inn Project : resolving ambiguity -- Analyzing a coordination success -- Conclusion : navigating power.

Sommario/riassunto

Navigating Power: Cross-Cultural Competence in Navajoland by Gelaye Debebe uses data of an inter-organizational relationship between a Navajo and Anglo organization to show how concerns about political inequality trump cultural differences. Debebe examines how interactions among individuals representing culturally dissimilar and politically unequal groups impact task coordination in organizational settings. While past research has emphasized how cultural differences affect the course of interactions, this book focuses on the impact of