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  • 1.  European Management Readings

    Posted 03-01-2007 09:19
    I am taking a group of students to Greece for five weeks this summer (and hopefully multiple locations next year) and will be teaching an undergraduate special topics course on European Management. I find that texts on general international management are too broad. I will probably take an HR/OB slant on things, but welcome other input.
     
    I am asking the members of this list for suggested books and articles to assign students that provide insight into this topic. Popular press books or articles along with academic sources are welcome.
     
    Of course I do realize that there are differences between countries/identity groups within Europe, however I would particularly like the students to understand some of the major socio-cultural differences between many American managers and European managers, and the systems within which they work.
     
    The recent growth and subsequent emphasis on Asia has produced a plethora of material for that region, and I am hoping for some suggested recent publications on the EU side.
     
    I will summarize responses back to this list.
     
    Thanks,
    Steve Ash
    The University of Akron


  • 2.  European Management Readings

    Posted 03-01-2007 11:00
    Classic Hofstede is probably not a bad place to start. I find Susan
    Schneider and Jean-Louis Barsoux's 2003 book, "Managing Across Cultures"
    very good for a European Perspective.

    Best,

    Sri
    ___________
    Srilata Zaheer
    Carlson School Professor of Strategic Management and Organization
    Chair, Strategic Management & Organization Dept.
    Carlson School of Management, 3-430
    University of Minnesota
    321 19th Avenue South
    Minneapolis, MN 55455
    Tel: 612-624-5590
    Fax: 612-626-1316
    e-mail: szaheer@csom.umn.edu
    _________________________



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    I am taking a group of students to Greece for five weeks this summer (and
    hopefully multiple locations next year) and will be teaching an
    undergraduate special topics course on European Management. I find that
    texts on general international management are too broad. I will probably
    take an HR/OB slant on things, but welcome other input.

    I am asking the members of this list for suggested books and articles to
    assign students that provide insight into this topic. Popular press books
    or articles along with academic sources are welcome.

    Of course I do realize that there are differences between
    countries/identity groups within Europe, however I would particularly like
    the students to understand some of the major socio-cultural differences
    between many American managers and European managers, and the systems
    within which they work.

    The recent growth and subsequent emphasis on Asia has produced a plethora
    of material for that region, and I am hoping for some suggested recent
    publications on the EU side.

    I will summarize responses back to this list.

    Thanks,
    Steve Ash
    The University of Akron
    ash@uakron.edu


  • 3.  European Management Readings

    Posted 03-02-2007 05:30
    For an excellent perspective on the diversity of employee relations institutions, probably the biggest influence on cross-European variation in HR practice, see the excellent text below
     

    Industrial Relations in Europe

    Traditions and Transitions

    Edited by:

    Joris Van Ruysseveldt Open University, The Netherlands
    Jelle Visser University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Published in Association with The Open University of the Netherlands

    Table of Contents:

    Traditions and Transitions in Industrial Relations Jelle Visser
    A European View
    From Pluralism to... Where? Industrial Relations in Great Britain Jelle Visser and Joris Van Ruysseveldt
    Contestation and State Intervention Forever? Industrial Relations in France Joris Van Ruysseveldt and Jelle Visser
    Robust Corporatism, Still? Industrial Relations in Germany Jelle Visser and Joris Van Ruysseveldt
    Corporatism beyond Repair? Industrial Relations in Sweden Jelle Visser
    Weak Corporatisms Going Different Ways? Industrial Relations in the Netherlands and Belgium Joris Van Ruysseveldt and Jelle Visser
    A Truly Mixed Case Jelle Visser
    Industrial Relations in Italy
    Aspiring Corporatism? Industrial Relations in Spain Marc van der Meer
    The Transformation of Industrial Relations in Some Central and Eastern European Countries Hans Slomp, Jacques van Hoof and Hans Moerel
    Revised Diversity Colin Crouch
    From the Neo-Liberal Decade to beyond Maastricht

     

    Prof. Mark Fenton-O'Creevy

    Director, Programmes and Curriculum
    & Professor of Organisational Behaviour
    Open University Business School
    Walton Hall
    <st1:place w:st="on">Milton Keynes</st1:place> MK7 6AA
    <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United Kingdom</st1:place></st1:country-region>


    personal e-mail:     m.p.fenton-ocreevy@open.ac.uk
    (DL) +44 (0)1908-655804
    Web : oubs.open.ac.uk

     

    From: International Management Division Discussion [mailto:IMD-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Ash,Steven R
    Sent: 01 March 2007 14:19
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    Subject: European Management Readings

    I am taking a group of students to Greece for five weeks this summer (and hopefully multiple locations next year) and will be teaching an undergraduate special topics course on European Management. I find that texts on general international management are too broad. I will probably take an HR/OB slant on things, but welcome other input.
     
    I am asking the members of this list for suggested books and articles to assign students that provide insight into this topic. Popular press books or articles along with academic sources are welcome.
     
    Of course I do realize that there are differences between countries/identity groups within Europe, however I would particularly like the students to understand some of the major socio-cultural differences between many American managers and European managers, and the systems within which they work.
     
    The recent growth and subsequent emphasis on Asia has produced a plethora of material for that region, and I am hoping for some suggested recent publications on the EU side.
     
    I will summarize responses back to this list.
     
    Thanks,
    Steve Ash
    The University of Akron


  • 4.  European Management Readings

    Posted 03-02-2007 06:33
    You may also find this feature article I wrote for the Financial Times of some use (I hold the copyright inthe article so you are welcome to use it)
     
    Mark
     

    Prof. Mark Fenton-O'Creevy

    Director, Programmes and Curriculum
    & Professor of Organisational Behaviour
    Open University Business School
    Walton Hall
    <st1:place w:st="on">Milton Keynes</st1:place> MK7 6AA
    <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">United Kingdom</st1:place></st1:country-region>


    personal e-mail:     m.p.fenton-ocreevy@open.ac.uk
    (DL) +44 (0)1908-655804
    Web : oubs.open.ac.uk

     

    From: International Management Division Discussion [mailto:IMD-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Ash,Steven R
    Sent: 01 March 2007 14:19
    To: IMD-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: European Management Readings

    I am taking a group of students to Greece for five weeks this summer (and hopefully multiple locations next year) and will be teaching an undergraduate special topics course on European Management. I find that texts on general international management are too broad. I will probably take an HR/OB slant on things, but welcome other input.
     
    I am asking the members of this list for suggested books and articles to assign students that provide insight into this topic. Popular press books or articles along with academic sources are welcome.
     
    Of course I do realize that there are differences between countries/identity groups within Europe, however I would particularly like the students to understand some of the major socio-cultural differences between many American managers and European managers, and the systems within which they work.
     
    The recent growth and subsequent emphasis on Asia has produced a plethora of material for that region, and I am hoping for some suggested recent publications on the EU side.
     
    I will summarize responses back to this list.
     
    Thanks,
    Steve Ash
    The University of Akron


  • 5.  European Management Readings

    Posted 03-14-2007 16:27

    I want to extend a big thank you to everyone that took the time to respond to my request for suggested readings for a course in European Management. Several off-line discussions ensued and while differences between EU countries were recognized, some agreements were reached regarding important differences between the <st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region> and <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>: e.g., the perceptions of quality of life and use of free time, methods of governance, control systems, legal issues in HR, time perceptions, the role of businesses in society (and the opposite), etc.

     

    The readings that were suggested were tremendous. I have a lot to look over!

     

    In particular I would like to thank the following for their input:

     

    Florian A. Taeube

    Srilata Zaheer

    Nancy Landrum

    Gerhard Apfelthaler

    Romie Littrell

    Gina Herzfeldt

    Carmen Galang

    Mark Fenton-O'Creevy

    Gerhard Fink

    Steve Werner

     

    Some of the readings that were suggested for this course are below. Again, thanks to all of you!

     

    • When outsourcing is not an option: International relocation of investment bank research - Or isn't it? - Journal of International Management
    • Sustainable Development Programme for the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Greek</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Islands</st1:placetype></st1:place> – conference proceeding
    • Keeping Afloat – A Strategy for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Small</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Island</st1:placetype></st1:place> Nations – Environmental Health Perspectives
    • HR practice: vive la difference Various forms of capitalism across <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place> influence the way relations between workers and employers are managed – Financial Times
    • Classic Hofstede
    • Susan Schneider and Jean-Louis Barsoux's 2003 book, "Managing Across Cultures"
    • The GLOBE Studies
    • 'European Business' by Mercado, Welford and Prescott
    • 'Global Marketing Management: A European Perspective' by Keegan and Schlegelmilch
    • A theory of cultural value orientations: Explication and applications, SH Schwartz - Comparative Sociology, 2006 – Springer
    • Hickson, D. J.(1993): Management in <st1:place w:st="on">Western Europe</st1:place>.
    • Society, culture and organisation in twelve nations. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on">Berlin</st1:state></st1:place>: De Gruyter
    • Brandnew Chhokar, Brodbeck & House (2007-in press): Culture and Leadership Across the World:  The GLOBE Book of In-depth Studies of 25 Societies.
    • Smith, P. B. (1997). Leadership in <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>: Euro-management or the footprint of history? European Journal of Work and Organisational Psychology, 6(4), 375-386
    • Mayrhofer, W., Morley, M. and Brewster, C. (2004). Convergence, stasis, or divergence? In Brewster, C., Mayrhofer, W. and Morley, M., Human Resource Management in <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:place>: Evidence of Convergence? Oxford: Elsevier.
    • Industrial Relations in Europe – Traditions and Transitions, Edited by: Joris Van Ruysseveldt  Open University, The <st1:country-region w:st="on">Netherlands</st1:country-region> and <st1:placename w:st="on">Jelle</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Visser</st1:placename>  <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:city w:st="on">Amsterdam</st1:city>, The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Netherlands</st1:country-region></st1:place>
    • Fink, Gerhard, Neyer, Anne-Katrin, Kölling, Marcus. 2006. Understanding Cross-Cultural Management Interaction. International Studies of Management and Organization 36 (4): 38-60.
    • An Integrative Model of Multinational Team Performance, November 2004, Europe Institute Working Paper 60.
    • Managing Human Resources in Europe: A Thematic Approach", edited by H. H. Larsen and <st1:place w:st="on">W. Mayrhofer</st1:place> (2006, Routledge)

     

     

    Thanks,

    Steve

     

    Steven R. Ash, Ph.D.

    The University of Akron

    Akron, Ohio  44236

    USA