LEADER 05748oam 2200745I 450 001 9910462178103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-60669-0 010 $a9786613919144 010 $a1-136-01226-5 010 $a0-08-050604-6 024 7 $a10.4324/9780080506043 035 $a(CKB)2670000000242202 035 $a(EBL)1024570 035 $a(OCoLC)811506051 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000711272 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12347443 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000711272 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10681849 035 $a(PQKB)11085434 035 $a(OCoLC)815486809 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1024570 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1024570 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10603403 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL391914 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000242202 100 $a20180706e20112002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEuroDiversity $ea business guide to managing difference /$fGeorge F. Simons ; with contributions by Arjen Bos. [et al.] 210 1$aOxon [England] :$cRoutledge, an imprint of Taylor & Francis,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (385 p.) 225 1 $aManaging cultural differences series 300 $aFirst published by Butterworth-Heinemann in 2002. 311 $a1-138-43600-3 311 $a0-87719-381-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Euro Diversity A Business Guide to Managing Difference; Copyright; Contents; About the Authors; Series Preface; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1. Patchwork: The Diversities of Europeans and Their Business Impact; The Challenge of Cultural Diversity; A History of Assimilation; The Nature of European Diversity andthe Challenge of Managing It; Stakeholder Diversity; The ABCDs of Managing Diversity forAdding Value; Localizing a Global Diversity Effort; A Richer Definition of Culture; Onward to the Challenges of EuroDiversity 327 $a2. The Legacy of the Past: How National and Regional Differences Continue to Effect Trade,Cooperation,Politics, and RelationshipsUncovering Bias in Attitudes and Behavior; The Cultural Undertow ofCrisis Management; Dealing with the Needs and Ambitions ofPowerful Regional Cultures; Managing the In-Country Challengesof Diversity; Adjusting to New Roles for Women; 3. Current CulturalCrises, Fears,Fantasies, andForeseeableFutures; Managing Shifts in Demographics; Skeptical versus Enthusiastic Euro Partners; Illegal Migration; The Aging of Western Europe 327 $a4. ManagingDiversity to CreateMarketable ValueAdded fromDifferenceManaging Cultural Stresses andStrains in the Present andFuture European Union; Market Regulations; The Weaknesses (and Strengths) of the Euro; Facing the Challenges of Globalization; Diversity: Where Is the Value-Added?; 5. Europe Online: The ""New"" Economy and Virtual Collaboration from a Cultural Perspective; A More Temporary and Flexible Workforce; Globalizing Means Catching Up Socially as Well as Technically; Portugal Finds a Forefront; The Inevitable Shifting of Culture in the Media and on the Net; Getting It Right 327 $aSpeaking to, Hearing, and Reading Each OtherE-Commerce and the ""Hidden"" New Economy; The New Workplace Is Everywhere; Radical Continuity-All Aboard the eTrain!; Online Support for Diversity; The Changing Face of the Expatriate; 6. Corporate Best Practice: What Some European Organizations Are Doing Well to Manage Culture and Diversity; What Does ""Diversity'' Mean to Corporate Europe?; The European Business Case Behind Diversity; Changing the Organization, Its Culture, and Its People; Making ""Change"" Happen; Communicating Diversity; The Most Effective Communication Tools 327 $aOrganizing Diversity WorkMeasuring the Success of Diversity Work; Mainstreaming Diversity into HR Management; Marketing and Customer Relations; Community and Society; The Perception of Success; Future Priorities; Final Remarks; 7. The Cross-Cultural Transfer of Best Practices: Learning from European and American Experiences of Knowledge Management; Knowledge Management and the Transfer of Best Practices; The Cost of Knowledge Mismanagement: General Motors Takes a Beating; Novo Nordisk: Facilitating International Transfer of Best Practices; Sulzer Infra: Creating One Winning Team 327 $aKnowledge Management Issue 1: General Motors and Japan 330 $aHow has cultural diversity affected the business climate of the growing European Union? What are European institutions and enterprises doing to manage it? In 'EuroDiversity,' Dr. Simons gathers issue-centered perspectives on how Europe's entwined past, present, and future have made it the most strikingly diverse part of the world and what this means for doing business there. 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