Description
Book SynopsisThe revolutionary study of how the place where wegrew up shapes the way we think, feel, and act--with new dimensions and perspectives
Based on research conducted in more than seventy countries over a forty-year span,Cultures and Organizations examines what drives people apartâwhen cooperationis so clearly in everyoneâs interest. With major new contributions from MichaelMinkovâs analysis of data from the World Values Survey, as well as an account ofthe evolution of cultures by Gert Jan Hofstede, this revised and expanded edition:
- Reveals the âœmoral circlesâ from which national societiesare built and the unexamined rules by which people think,feel, and act
- Explores how national cultures differ in the areas of inequality,assertiveness versus modesty, and tolerance for ambiguity
- Explains how organizational cultures differ from nationalculturesâand how they can be managed
- Analyzes stereotyping, differences in language, cultural rootsof the 2008 econom
Table of Contents
Introduction: The Rules of the Social Game; Part I: Dimensions of National Cultures; Chapter 1. More Equal Than Others;Chapter 2. I, We and They;Chapter 3. He, She and (S)he; Chapter 4. What Is Different Is Dangerous; Chapter 5. Yesterday, Now or Later?; Part II: Cultures in Organizations; Chapter 6. Pyramids, Machines, Markets and Families; Chapter 7. The Elephant and the Stork; Part III: Implications; Chapter 8. Intercultural Encounters; Chapter 9. Surviving in a Multicultural World; Endnotes; Glossary; Bibliography; Name Index; Subject Index
