Organizational psychology in cross-cultural perspective / / Colin P. Silverthorne

• Autore: Silverthorne Colin P (Colin Patric)
• Pubblicazione: New York, N.Y., : New York University Press, c2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (351 p.)
• Disciplina: 158.7
• Soggetto topico: Psychology, Industrial; Organizational behavior; Personnel management; Intercultural communication
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-320) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Foundations of organization and culture -- Culture and organizations -- Organizational and national culture -- Leadership in organizations -- Leadership in other cultures -- Work motivation -- Managerial values and skills -- The impact of cultural values on problem solving, teams, gender, stress, and ethics -- Job satisfaction and organizational commitment -- Conflict and power -- Communication and negotiation -- Personnel psychology and human resource management -- Some final thoughts.
• Sommario/riassunto: The last two decades have seen an explosive increase in the ethnic diversity of the workforce, growth in international business, and the emergence of many more multinational companies. The potential for problems as companies operate across borders and managers manage in countries which have different values, norms and cultural behaviors is great. By looking at organizational psychology in a cross-cultural context, we can gain an understanding of the challenges facing organizations and business today. This text breaks new ground in introducing organizational psychology from a cross cultural per
• Titolo autorizzato: Organizational psychology in cross-cultural perspective
• ISBN: 0-8147-3986-5; 0-8147-8658-8; 1-4294-1420-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910811929103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II