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  • 1.  Core readings for MBA course on cross-cultural management

    Posted 05-21-2011 04:58
    Dear IMDers,

    I am putting together an Executive MBA course on cross-cultural management and assembling a reading list. The course will take multiple perspectives on the challenges of managing across national boundaries. I am particularly looking for articles or book chapters which make academic ideas accessible to practitioners.

    Key topics include

    Impact of culture on management and business practice (going beyond simple frameworks like Hofstede)
    Institutional Theory perspectives ( varieties of capitalism and national business systems)
    The problems of knowledge transfer across national boundaries
    Traits and skills which make managers successful in international contexts (eg cultural intelligence, expatriate success factors)

    I would be very grateful for suggestions of key readings which others have found to work well for their students. Thoughts about exercises and student projects which have worked well in teaching these topics would also be very welcome.

    If you email suggestions to me directly rather than via the list, I will assemble all suggestions and feed them back to the list (fully attributed).

    Many thanks for your help.

    Mark

    Mark Fenton-O'Creevy
    Professor of Organisational Behaviour
    Open University Business School
    Walton Hall
    Milton Keynes MK7 6AA
    United Kingdom

    e-mail: m.p.fenton-ocreevy@open.ac.uk
    (DL) +44 (0)1908-655804
    Mobile +44 (0) 7977 576721
    Fax: +44 (0)1908-655898



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  • 2.  Core readings for MBA course on cross-cultural management

    Posted 05-21-2011 08:51
    Hi,
    I teach a course on Cross-cultural
    management. Besides the classic
    books I would suggest you to read
    Martin Gannon's books.
    Could you share the suggestion you
    have received, please?
    Best,
    Sergio JANCZAK

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    Subject: Core readings for MBA
    course on cross-cultural management

    Dear IMDers,

    I am putting together an Executive
    MBA course on cross-cultural
    management and assembling a reading
    list. The course will take multiple
    perspectives on the challenges of
    managing across national
    boundaries. I am particularly
    looking for articles or book
    chapters which make academic ideas
    accessible to practitioners.

    Key topics include

    Impact of culture on management and
    business practice (going beyond
    simple frameworks like Hofstede)
    Institutional Theory perspectives (
    varieties of capitalism and
    national business systems)
    The problems of knowledge transfer
    across national boundaries
    Traits and skills which make
    managers successful in
    international contexts (eg cultural
    intelligence, expatriate success
    factors)

    I would be very grateful for
    suggestions of key readings which
    others have found to work well for
    their students. Thoughts about
    exercises and student projects
    which have worked well in teaching
    these topics would also be very
    welcome.

    If you email suggestions to me
    directly rather than via the list,
    I will assemble all suggestions and
    feed them back to the list (fully
    attributed).

    Many thanks for your help.

    Mark

    Mark Fenton-O'Creevy
    Professor of Organisational
    Behaviour
    Open University Business School
    Walton Hall
    Milton Keynes MK7 6AA
    United Kingdom

    e-mail:
    m.p.fenton-ocreevy@open.ac.uk
    (DL) +44 (0)1908-655804
    Mobile +44 (0) 7977 576721
    Fax: +44 (0)1908-655898



    --
    The Open University is incorporated
    by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an
    exempt charity in England & Wales
    and a charity registered in
    Scotland (SC 038302).


  • 3.  Core readings for MBA course on cross-cultural management

    Posted 05-21-2011 11:32
    Dear Mark,

    Here are a few suggestions:

    1) Various chapters in Mole, John. Mind Your Manners: Managing Business
    Cultures in the New Global Europe, 3d ed. London
    2) Various chapters/articles in Culture Matters: How Values Shape Economic
    and Political Success. New York: Basic Books, 1992
    3) Acuff, Frank L. What Makes Global Negotiations Different? Chap 2 in How to
    Negotiate Anything with Anyone Anywhere in the World, 3rd ed. New York

    We use these chapters/articles in a cross-cultural environment here with
    individuals from more than 40 countries. Hope this helps some and look
    forward to seeing your compiled list.

    Best regards,

    Tom

    Thomas G. Drape, Lt Col, PhD, USAF
    U.S. Air Force Academy Chair
    Deputy Director, Program in Advanced Security Studies

    George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies
    #2 Gernackerstrasse
    82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
    Tel: +49/8821/750-2493 (DSN: 314-440-2493)
    Fax: +49/8821/750-2493
    thomas.drape@marshallcenter.org
    www.marshallcenter.org


    -----Original Message-----
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    [mailto:IMD-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of M.P.Fenton-OCreevy
    Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 10:58 AM
    To: IMD-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: Core readings for MBA course on cross-cultural management

    Dear IMDers,

    I am putting together an Executive MBA course on cross-cultural management
    and assembling a reading list. The course will take multiple perspectives on
    the challenges of managing across national boundaries. I am particularly
    looking for articles or book chapters which make academic ideas accessible to
    practitioners.

    Key topics include

    Impact of culture on management and business practice (going beyond simple
    frameworks like Hofstede) Institutional Theory perspectives ( varieties of
    capitalism and national business systems) The problems of knowledge transfer
    across national boundaries Traits and skills which make managers successful
    in international contexts (eg cultural intelligence, expatriate success
    factors)

    I would be very grateful for suggestions of key readings which others have
    found to work well for their students. Thoughts about exercises and student
    projects which have worked well in teaching these topics would also be very
    welcome.

    If you email suggestions to me directly rather than via the list, I will
    assemble all suggestions and feed them back to the list (fully attributed).

    Many thanks for your help.

    Mark

    Mark Fenton-O'Creevy
    Professor of Organisational Behaviour
    Open University Business School
    Walton Hall
    Milton Keynes MK7 6AA
    United Kingdom

    e-mail: m.p.fenton-ocreevy@open.ac.uk
    (DL) +44 (0)1908-655804
    Mobile +44 (0) 7977 576721
    Fax: +44 (0)1908-655898



    --
    The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an exempt
    charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 038302).


  • 4.  Core readings for MBA course on cross-cultural management

    Posted 05-21-2011 12:52
    Hi there,

    Mark, my mastering thesis was about IB, cross-culture and managerial
    practices... Because it is in portuguese below I listed the references
    I used...

    Hope it could help a little and I would be glad if you could share
    other suggestions.

    Regards,

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  • 5.  Core readings for MBA course on cross-cultural management

    Posted 05-21-2011 16:17
    Avoid "cookbooks", the "mix these behaviours and you'll have a successful business relationship"; e.g., don't expose the bottom of your shoe in the Middle East, take business cards with two hands in Japan and China, etc. Kurt Lewin is correct, there's nothing so practical as a good theory.

    I recommend:
    Fukuyama, Francis. (1995). "Trust: The Social Virtues and the Creation of Prosperity". London: Penguin.

    I've also attached a draft of a work in progress that is intended when completed as an introduction to the topic.

    I find all the major theories to lack E.T. Hall's understanding of the use of time, space, and contextual communication. I know of no overarching summary of Hall's theories, so:

    The Silent Language (1959)

    The Hidden Dimension (1966)

    The Fourth Dimension in Architecture: The Impact of Building on Behavior (1975, co-authored with spouse Mildred Reed Hall)

    Beyond Culture (1976)

    The Dance of Life: The Other Dimension of Time (1983)

    Handbook for Proxemic Research

    Hidden Differences: Doing Business with the Japanese

    Understanding Cultural Differences - Germans, French and Americans (1993)



    Hope for the USA? "If something is unsustainable, it will stop."--Herb Stein, an economic adviser to Richard Nixon
    Romie F. Littrell, BA, MBA,PhD, FIAIR, An fánaí fiáin
    AUT Business School N.Z., romie.littrell@aut.ac.nz
    http://www.romielittrellpubs.homestead.com/
    Facilitator, Leadership & Management in Sub-Sahara Africa Conferences
    Contents copyright Romie F. Littrell

    --- On Sat, 21/5/11, M.P.Fenton-OCreevy <m.p.fenton-ocreevy@OPEN.AC.UK> wrote:

    From: M.P.Fenton-OCreevy <m.p.fenton-ocreevy@OPEN.AC.UK>
    Subject: Core readings for MBA course on cross-cultural management
    To: IMD-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Date: Saturday, 21 May, 2011, 20:57

    Dear IMDers,

    I am putting together an Executive MBA course on cross-cultural management and assembling a reading list. The course will take multiple perspectives on the challenges of managing across national boundaries. I am particularly looking for articles or book chapters which make academic ideas accessible to practitioners.

    Key topics include

    Impact of culture on management and business practice (going beyond simple frameworks like Hofstede)
    Institutional Theory perspectives ( varieties of capitalism and national business systems)
    The problems of knowledge transfer across national boundaries
    Traits and skills which make managers successful in international contexts (eg cultural intelligence, expatriate success factors)

    I would be very grateful for suggestions of key readings which others have found to work well for their students. Thoughts about exercises and student projects which have worked well in teaching these topics would also be very welcome.

    If you email suggestions to me directly rather than via the list, I will assemble all suggestions and feed them back to the list (fully attributed).

    Many thanks for your help.

    Mark

    Mark Fenton-O'Creevy
    Professor of Organisational Behaviour
    Open University Business School
    Walton Hall
    Milton Keynes MK7 6AA
    United Kingdom

    e-mail: m.p.fenton-ocreevy@open.ac.uk">m.p.fenton-ocreevy@open.ac.uk
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  • 6.  Core readings for MBA course on cross-cultural management

    Posted 05-21-2011 21:14
     
    Here's a piece that might be fun to add:  Expatriate Reduction and Mariachi Circles (in ISMO)... I am a bit biased ;-)
    http://www.jstor.org/pss/40397407 


    besy,  linda
    Linda M. Matthews
    Professor and Chair, Department of Management
    University of Texas- Pan American

    956 665-3559 (office)



    From: International Management Discussion List [IMD-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] on behalf of Romie Littrell [littrellaom@YAHOO.CO.NZ]
    Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 3:17 PM
    To: IMD-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: Re: Core readings for MBA course on cross-cultural management

    Avoid "cookbooks", the "mix these behaviours and you'll have a successful business relationship"; e.g., don't expose the bottom of your shoe in the Middle East, take business cards with two hands in Japan and China, etc. Kurt Lewin is correct, there's nothing so practical as a good theory.

    I recommend:
    Fukuyama, Francis. (1995). "Trust: The Social Virtues and the Creation of Prosperity". London: Penguin.

    I've also attached a draft of a work in progress that is intended when completed as an introduction to the topic.

    I find all the major theories to lack E.T. Hall's understanding of the use of time, space, and contextual communication. I know of no overarching summary of Hall's theories, so:

    The Silent Language (1959)

    The Hidden Dimension (1966)

    The Fourth Dimension in Architecture: The Impact of Building on Behavior (1975, co-authored with spouse Mildred Reed Hall)

    Beyond Culture (1976)

    The Dance of Life: The Other Dimension of Time (1983)

    Handbook for Proxemic Research

    Hidden Differences: Doing Business with the Japanese

    Understanding Cultural Differences - Germans, French and Americans (1993)



    Hope for the USA? "If something is unsustainable, it will stop."--Herb Stein, an economic adviser to Richard Nixon
    Romie F. Littrell, BA, MBA,PhD, FIAIR, An fánaí fiáin
    AUT Business School N.Z., romie.littrell@aut.ac.nz
    http://www.romielittrellpubs.homestead.com/
    Facilitator, Leadership & Management in Sub-Sahara Africa Conferences
    Contents copyright Romie F. Littrell

    --- On Sat, 21/5/11, M.P.Fenton-OCreevy <m.p.fenton-ocreevy@OPEN.AC.UK> wrote:

    From: M.P.Fenton-OCreevy <m.p.fenton-ocreevy@OPEN.AC.UK>
    Subject: Core readings for MBA course on cross-cultural management
    To: IMD-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Date: Saturday, 21 May, 2011, 20:57

    Dear IMDers,

    I am putting together an Executive MBA course on cross-cultural management and assembling a reading list. The course will take multiple perspectives on the challenges of managing across national boundaries. I am particularly looking for articles or book chapters which make academic ideas accessible to practitioners.

    Key topics include

    Impact of culture on management and business practice (going beyond simple frameworks like Hofstede)
    Institutional Theory perspectives ( varieties of capitalism and national business systems)
    The problems of knowledge transfer across national boundaries
    Traits and skills which make managers successful in international contexts (eg cultural intelligence, expatriate success factors)

    I would be very grateful for suggestions of key readings which others have found to work well for their students. Thoughts about exercises and student projects which have worked well in teaching these topics would also be very welcome.

    If you email suggestions to me directly rather than via the list, I will assemble all suggestions and feed them back to the list (fully attributed).

    Many thanks for your help.

    Mark

    Mark Fenton-O'Creevy
    Professor of Organisational Behaviour
    Open University Business School
    Walton Hall
    Milton Keynes MK7 6AA
    United Kingdom

    e-mail: m.p.fenton-ocreevy@open.ac.uk
    (DL) +44 (0)1908-655804
    Mobile +44 (0) 7977 576721
    Fax: +44 (0)1908-655898



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  • 7.  Core readings for MBA course on cross-cultural management

    Posted 05-21-2011 22:12
    Dear Colleagues,
     
    I assigned excerpts from several chapters in Fukuyama's book on Trust in an MBA class 10-12 years ago and found it cumboersome as class reading.  Probably my students weren't as intellectual as Romie's, or as good in English.  The concepts are great, and I still work Fukuyama and the book into lectures.             
     
    Carolyn Erdener
         
     
     
     
     
    ----- Original Message -----
    Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2011 2:17 AM
    Subject: Re: Core readings for MBA course on cross-cultural management

    Avoid "cookbooks", the "mix these behaviours and you'll have a successful business relationship"; e.g., don't expose the bottom of your shoe in the Middle East, take business cards with two hands in Japan and China, etc. Kurt Lewin is correct, there's nothing so practical as a good theory.

    I recommend:
    Fukuyama, Francis. (1995). "Trust: The Social Virtues and the Creation of Prosperity". London: Penguin.

    I've also attached a draft of a work in progress that is intended when completed as an introduction to the topic.

    I find all the major theories to lack E.T. Hall's understanding of the use of time, space, and contextual communication. I know of no overarching summary of Hall's theories, so:

    The Silent Language (1959)

    The Hidden Dimension (1966)

    The Fourth Dimension in Architecture: The Impact of Building on Behavior (1975, co-authored with spouse Mildred Reed Hall)

    Beyond Culture (1976)

    The Dance of Life: The Other Dimension of Time (1983)

    Handbook for Proxemic Research

    Hidden Differences: Doing Business with the Japanese

    Understanding Cultural Differences - Germans, French and Americans (1993)



    Hope for the USA? "If something is unsustainable, it will stop."--Herb Stein, an economic adviser to Richard Nixon
    Romie F. Littrell, BA, MBA,PhD, FIAIR, An fánaí fiáin
    AUT Business School N.Z., romie.littrell@aut.ac.nz
    http://www.romielittrellpubs.homestead.com/
    Facilitator, Leadership & Management in Sub-Sahara Africa Conferences
    Contents copyright Romie F. Littrell

    --- On Sat, 21/5/11, M.P.Fenton-OCreevy <m.p.fenton-ocreevy@OPEN.AC.UK> wrote:

    From: M.P.Fenton-OCreevy <m.p.fenton-ocreevy@OPEN.AC.UK>
    Subject: Core readings for MBA course on cross-cultural management
    To: IMD-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Date: Saturday, 21 May, 2011, 20:57

    Dear IMDers,

    I am putting together an Executive MBA course on cross-cultural management and assembling a reading list. The course will take multiple perspectives on the challenges of managing across national boundaries. I am particularly looking for articles or book chapters which make academic ideas accessible to practitioners.

    Key topics include

    Impact of culture on management and business practice (going beyond simple frameworks like Hofstede)
    Institutional Theory perspectives ( varieties of capitalism and national business systems)
    The problems of knowledge transfer across national boundaries
    Traits and skills which make managers successful in international contexts (eg cultural intelligence, expatriate success factors)

    I would be very grateful for suggestions of key readings which others have found to work well for their students. Thoughts about exercises and student projects which have worked well in teaching these topics would also be very welcome.

    If you email suggestions to me directly rather than via the list, I will assemble all suggestions and feed them back to the list (fully attributed).

    Many thanks for your help.

    Mark

    Mark Fenton-O'Creevy
    Professor of Organisational Behaviour
    Open University Business School
    Walton Hall
    Milton Keynes MK7 6AA
    United Kingdom

    e-mail: m.p.fenton-ocreevy@open.ac.uk">m.p.fenton-ocreevy@open.ac.uk
    (DL) +44 (0)1908-655804
    Mobile +44 (0) 7977 576721
    Fax: +44 (0)1908-655898



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  • 8.  Core readings for MBA course on cross-cultural management

    Posted 05-23-2011 06:19
    Though it may sound a bit self serving I would like to point out my book

    Culture and Management in the Americas, Stanford University Press, 2009.

    Good luck

    Alfredo behrens

    On Saturday, May 21, 2011, M.P.Fenton-OCreevy
    <m.p.fenton-ocreevy@open.ac.uk> wrote:
    > Dear IMDers,
    >
    > I am putting together an Executive MBA course on cross-cultural management and assembling a reading list. The course will take multiple perspectives on the challenges of managing across national boundaries. I am particularly looking for articles or book chapters which make academic ideas accessible to practitioners.
    >
    > Key topics include
    >
    > Impact of culture on management and business practice (going beyond simple frameworks like Hofstede)
    > Institutional Theory perspectives ( varieties of capitalism and national business systems)
    > The problems of knowledge transfer across national boundaries
    > Traits and skills which make managers successful in international contexts (eg cultural intelligence, expatriate success factors)
    >
    > I would be very grateful for suggestions of key readings which others have found to work well for their students. Thoughts about exercises and student projects which have worked well in teaching these topics would also be very welcome.
    >
    > If you email suggestions to me directly rather than via the list, I will assemble all suggestions and feed them back to the list (fully attributed).
    >
    > Many thanks for your help.
    >
    > Mark
    >
    > Mark Fenton-O'Creevy
    > Professor of Organisational Behaviour
    > Open University Business School
    > Walton Hall
    > Milton Keynes MK7 6AA
    > United Kingdom
    >
    > e-mail: m.p.fenton-ocreevy@open.ac.uk
    > (DL) +44 (0)1908-655804
    > Mobile +44 (0) 7977 576721
    > Fax: +44 (0)1908-655898
    >
    >
    >
    > --
    > The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 038302).
    >

    --
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  • 9.  Core readings for MBA course on cross-cultural management

    Posted 05-23-2011 11:08

    Speaking with a practioner (vs academic) hat, my observation is that studies on this subject can be behind the times.

     

    Globalization, social media and internet speed visuals have changed business environment enough that the focus is back to people and what's hardwired vs. what is social conditioning; its back to being aware of yourself and of others. Software collaboration tools exploit this principle.

     

    More so than ever, it does underscore the need to understand practical considerations imposed by geography and economic circumstance. This is easier said than done and gets confused with "culture". Overall I agree with the sentence quoted – just replace culture with "circumstance" (this is important because circumstance can be changed quickly, culture not so easily)

     

    "Cultural awareness does not focus on a specific region of the world, but instead requires general sensitivity to other cultures."

     


    From: <st1:personname w:st="on">International Management Discussion List</st1:personname> [mailto:IMD-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Romie Littrell
    Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 1:17 PM
    To: IMD-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: Re: Core readings for MBA course on cross-cultural management

     

    Avoid "cookbooks", the "mix these behaviours and you'll have a successful business relationship"; e.g., don't expose the bottom of your shoe in the Middle East, take business cards with two hands in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Japan</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">China</st1:place></st1:country-region>, etc. Kurt Lewin is correct, there's nothing so practical as a good theory.

    I recommend: <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Fukuyama</st1:place></st1:city>, Francis. (1995). "Trust: The Social Virtues and the Creation of Prosperity". <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">London</st1:place></st1:city>: Penguin.

    I've also attached a draft of a work in progress that is intended when completed as an introduction to the topic.

    I find all the major theories to lack E.T. Hall's understanding of the use of time, space, and contextual communication. I know of no overarching summary of Hall's theories, so:

    The Silent Language (1959)

    The Hidden Dimension (1966)

    The Fourth Dimension in Architecture: The Impact of Building on Behavior (1975, co-authored with spouse Mildred Reed Hall)

    Beyond Culture (1976)

    The Dance of Life: The Other Dimension of Time (1983)

    Handbook for Proxemic Research

    Hidden Differences: Doing Business with the Japanese

    Understanding Cultural Differences - Germans, French and Americans (1993)



    Hope for the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region>? "If something is unsustainable, it will stop."--Herb Stein, an economic adviser to Richard Nixon
    Romie F. Littrell, BA, MBA,PhD, FIAIR, An fánaí fiáin
    AUT Business School N.Z., romie.littrell@aut.ac.nz
    http://www.romielittrellpubs.homestead.com/
    Facilitator, Leadership & Management in Sub-Sahara Africa Conferences
    Contents copyright Romie F. Littrell

    --- On Sat, 21/5/11, M.P.Fenton-OCreevy <m.p.fenton-ocreevy@OPEN.AC.UK> wrote:


    From: M.P.Fenton-OCreevy <m.p.fenton-ocreevy@OPEN.AC.UK>
    Subject: Core readings for MBA course on cross-cultural management
    To: IMD-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Date: Saturday, 21 May, 2011, 20:57

    Dear IMDers,

    I am putting together an Executive MBA course on cross-cultural management and assembling a reading list. The course will take multiple perspectives on the challenges of managing across national boundaries. I am particularly looking for articles or book chapters which make academic ideas accessible to practitioners.

    Key topics include

    Impact of culture on management and business practice (going beyond simple frameworks like Hofstede)
    Institutional Theory perspectives ( varieties of capitalism and national business systems)
    The problems of knowledge transfer across national boundaries
    Traits and skills which make managers successful in international contexts (eg cultural intelligence, expatriate success factors)

    I would be very grateful for suggestions of key readings which others have found to work well for their students. Thoughts about exercises and student projects which have worked well in teaching these topics would also be very welcome.

    If you email suggestions to me directly rather than via the list, I will assemble all suggestions and feed them back to the list (fully attributed).

    Many thanks for your help.

    Mark

    Mark Fenton-O'Creevy
    Professor of Organisational Behaviour
    <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Open</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> <st1:placename w:st="on">Business</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place>
    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>

    e-mail: m.p.fenton-ocreevy@open.ac.uk">m.p.fenton-ocreevy@open.ac.uk
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    Mobile +44 (0) 7977 576721
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  • 10.  Core readings for MBA course on cross-cultural management

    Posted 05-23-2011 13:39
    Hello, a good book that I use and also recommend on our executive and mBa program is :
    Steers, R.M., Sanchez-Runde, C, and Nardon, L. Management Across Cultures:
    Challenges and Strategies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010.

    It also provides good supporting material, hope it helps, Jean



    Jean Vanhoegaerden
    Member of faculty





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    From:        Neerja Raman <neerja@RAMAN-NET.COM>
    To:        <IMD-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU>
    Date:        23/05/2011 16:20
    Subject:        Re: Core readings for MBA course on cross-cultural management
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    Speaking with a practioner (vs academic) hat, my observation is that studies on this subject can be behind the times.
     
    Globalization, social media and internet speed visuals have changed business environment enough that the focus is back to people and what's hardwired vs. what is social conditioning; its back to being aware of yourself and of others. Software collaboration tools exploit this principle.
     
    More so than ever, it does underscore the need to understand practical considerations imposed by geography and economic circumstance. This is easier said than done and gets confused with "culture". Overall I agree with the sentence quoted – just replace culture with "circumstance" (this is important because circumstance can be changed quickly, culture not so easily)
     
    "Cultural awareness does not focus on a specific region of the world, but instead requires general sensitivity to other cultures."
     
    Cheers,
    Neerja Raman, http://neerja.raman-net.com
    Blog http://fromgoodtogold.blogspot.com/



    From: International Management Discussion List [mailto:IMD-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Romie Littrell
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    Avoid "cookbooks", the "mix these behaviours and you'll have a successful business relationship"; e.g., don't expose the bottom of your shoe in the Middle East, take business cards with two hands in Japan and China, etc. Kurt Lewin is correct, there's nothing so practical as a good theory.

    I recommend: Fukuyama, Francis. (1995). "Trust: The Social Virtues and the Creation of Prosperity". London: Penguin.

    I've also attached a draft of a work in progress that is intended when completed as an introduction to the topic.

    I find all the major theories to lack E.T. Hall's understanding of the use of time, space, and contextual communication. I know of no overarching summary of Hall's theories, so:

    The Silent Language (1959)
    The Hidden Dimension (1966)
    The Fourth Dimension in Architecture: The Impact of Building on Behavior (1975, co-authored with spouse Mildred Reed Hall)
    Beyond Culture (1976)
    The Dance of Life: The Other Dimension of Time (1983)
    Handbook for Proxemic Research
    Hidden Differences: Doing Business with the Japanese
    Understanding Cultural Differences - Germans, French and Americans (1993)


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    From: M.P.Fenton-OCreevy <m.p.fenton-ocreevy@OPEN.AC.UK>
    Subject: Core readings for MBA course on cross-cultural management
    To: IMD-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Date: Saturday, 21 May, 2011, 20:57

    Dear IMDers,

    I am putting together an Executive MBA course on cross-cultural management and assembling a reading list. The course will take multiple perspectives on the challenges of managing across national boundaries. I am particularly looking for articles or book chapters which make academic ideas accessible to practitioners.

    Key topics include

    Impact of culture on management and business practice (going beyond simple frameworks like Hofstede)
    Institutional Theory perspectives ( varieties of capitalism and national business systems)
    The problems of knowledge transfer across national boundaries
    Traits and skills which make managers successful in international contexts (eg cultural intelligence, expatriate success factors)

    I would be very grateful for suggestions of key readings which others have found to work well for their students. Thoughts about exercises and student projects which have worked well in teaching these topics would also be very welcome.

    If you email suggestions to me directly rather than via the list, I will assemble all suggestions and feed them back to the list (fully attributed).

    Many thanks for your help.

    Mark

    Mark Fenton-O'Creevy
    Professor of Organisational Behaviour
    Open University Business School
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