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• Cover 2
• Half title page
• Title page
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgements
• Part 1: The meaning of culture
• Chapter 1: The undertow of culture
• Defining culture
• Myths of convergence
• Culture as a source of competitive advantage/disadvantage
• Recognising culture
• Chapter 2: Discovering culture
• The search for meaning
• Artefacts and behaviour
• Beliefs and values
• Basic assumptions
• Interpreting patterns of culture
• Chapter 3: Interacting spheres of culture
• Cultural spheres of influence
• Creating competitive advantage
• Part 2: Culture and management practice
• Chapter 4: Culture and organisation
• Different schools, different cultures
• Culture and structure
• Culture and processes
• Transferability of best practice? Alternative approaches
• Chapter 5: Culture and strategy
• The cultural roots of strategy
• Cultural models of strategy
• The tale of two banks
• Strategic implications of culture
• Chapter 6: Culture and human resource management
• The cultural meaning of HRM
• Choosing from the HR menu
• Making HRM meaningful across cultures
• Part 3: Managing cultural differences
• Chapter 7: The ‘international’ manager
• The search for the global leader
• Lessons from abroad
• Factors affecting expatriate success
• Developing global competencies
• Chapter 8: The ‘multicultural’ team
• Multicultural teams: challenges and opportunities
• Managing multicultural teams
• Task strategies
• Process strategies
• Reweaving differences: Joseph’s coat
• Chapter 9: The ‘global’ organisation
• From ethnocentric to geocentric: going global
• Balancing global integration and local responsiveness
• Strategies for managing cultural differences
• Diversity as a source of competitive advantage
• Creating opportunities for learning
• Le défi: the global challenge
• Chapter 10: Citizens of the world: on the road to responsible leadership
• Why firms exist
• Making economic versus moral sense
• The globalisation imperative
• What is corruption?
• The quest for global citizenship
• Strategies for implementing corporate responsibility
• Becoming global citizens: the role of managers and companies
• Towards a global civilisation
• Index