Riding the Waves of Culture: Understanding Cultural Diversity in Business
- ISBN-10
- 0850584280
- ISBN-13
- 9780850584288
- Series
- Riding the Waves of Culture
- Category
- Business communication
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Author
- Alfons Trompenaars
Description
An international manager has a tough job, coping with three different cultures: the culture of origin, the culture in which he or she is working and the culture of the organization. Fons Trompenaars has been studing the effects of culture on management for many years and he profoundly disagrees with the widely held theory that internationalization will create a common, worldwide culture. In this challenging book he claims that there is not, and can never be 'one best way of managing and organizing' regardless of where the company is located. RIDING THE WAVES OF CULTURE provides cultural insights into the global v. local dilema, and most importantly, gives readers a better understanding of their own culture and cultural differences in general Rich in case studies and anecdotes, the book is based upon the author's own experience plus field studies in 30 companies in a total of 50 countries, including Royal Dutch Airlines, KLM, Volvo, Lotus, Kodak, AT&T, Royal Dutch Shell, ICI, Heineken, Mars and Glaxo.
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