Full Description
This book addresses the profound changes brought by digital technologies. Virtual teams, cloud-based collaboration, and real-time communication have eliminated geographical boundaries, creating a hyperconnected world where cultural nuances blend seamlessly. This book further examines the relationship between culture and effective leadership, highlighting the challenges of managing diverse teams in our interconnected era. It redefines the understanding of management within the social sciences, emphasizing the development of cultural competencies to build and sustain unified teams, and focusing on leveraging knowledge, honing judgment, evaluating performance, and preparing individuals for leadership positions.
Incorporating perspectives from renowned scholars such as Edgar Schein, House, Triandis, Bass, Hofstede, and others, the book discusses often neglected topics. It covers essential skills for the global business landscape and analyzes the beliefs, values, work behaviors, communication styles, and business practices that differ across cultures. By examining the perceptions of natives and foreigners and adaptable managerial strategies for various settings, the book supports leaders with efficient strategies for success. Focusing on developing effective leadership, the chapters include topics such as: global leadership competencies, building cross-cultural teams during disruptive times, impactful communication, strategic decision-making, managing transitions, embracing diversity, and the dynamics between leaders and followers.
The book is written in accessible language and provides real-world examples, offering a novel perspective on leadership in an increasingly diverse world. It is a must-read for anyone interested in a better understanding of modern cross-cultural management against today's turbulent political and economic climates and will appeal to global business professionals, academics, practitioners, students, and management researchers from diverse fields, in both the humanities and business sectors.
Contents
Chapter 1. Changing Tides: Twilight and Dawn in the Modern Cross-cultural Management Sea.- Chapter 2. Managing Global Workforce and International Managers.- Chapter 3. The Structure of Modern Cross-cultural Management.- Chapter 4. What Are the Features of Healthy and Adaptive Corporate Cultures?.- Chapter 5. The Essence of Intercultural Management in Global Diversity Management.- Chapter 6. Developing Global Leadership Competencies: a Comparative Culturology and Heuristic Model.- Chapter 7. Cultural Studies and Comparative Culturology in Social Science, Management, and Philosophy.- Chapter 8. Challenges of Tribalism in the Ever-changing Global Business Landscape.- Chapter 9. Quantity and Quality in Social Research (Mixed Methods Research): a Framework for Integration.- Chapter 10. Understanding Policy Practices: Action, Possibilities, and Pragmatics.- Chapter 11. Cultural Intelligence for Enhancing Well-being in Cross-cultural Context.- Chapter 12. Exploring the Role of Metacognition in Cross-cultural Leadership.- Chapter 13. Consideration of Culture and the Elimination of Poverty, and Covid-19: is It Time for a Universal Basic Income?.- Chapter 14. Cultural Differences in the Perception of Control and Intergroup Discrimination.- Chapter 15. The Role of HR in Organizational Change: Facilitating Successful Change Planning, Implementation, and Sustainability of Organizational Restructuring.- Chapter 16. Cultural Dynamics and Foreign Direct Investment: China and India.- Chapter 17. Virtual Local Expatriates: Online Intercultural Connectivity for Host Country-positioned Expatriates Operating in Virtual Work Environments.- Chapter 18. Navigating Uncertainty: Political and Economic Dynamics Shaping Tourism Enterprises in Thailand.- Chapter 19. Avoiding Managerial Pitfalls: Lessons From Diverse Cultures.- Chapter 20. Understanding the Basis of Intercultural and Intergroup Discrimination: the Role of Subjective Control in Employment and Other Situations.- Chapter 21. Cultural Impact on Work Ethic and Productivity: a Comparative Analysis of Austria and South Korea.- Chapter 22.business-government Nexus: Government and Business Response to Climate Change.- Chapter 23. Managing Cultural Diversity: the Role of Virtuality and Artificial Intelligence in the Global Firm.-Chapter 24. Social Media: a Double-edged Sword.
