Dear AOM International Management Division members:
We are happy to announce the release of a Special Issue on "Cultural Metaphors, Paradoxes, and Cross-Cultural Dimensions" in International Studies of Management & Organization. The issue expands our frames of reference for understanding national cultures by featuring four leading approaches, while highlighting their strengths, limitations and complementarities. We hope you will find the results insightful and refreshing. Our special thanks to the Editor, Jean J. Boddewyn for his advice and support during the preparation of this Issue.
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES OF MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION
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Vol. 35, No. 4
CULTURAL METAPHORS, PARADOXES, AND CROSS-CULTURAL DIMENSIONS
Guest Editors: Christine S. Nielsen
University of Baltimore
cnielsen@ubalt.edu
Martin J. Gannon
California State University San Marcos
mgannon@csusm.edu
Preface
Cultural Metaphors, Paradoxes, and Cross-Cultural Dimensions
Christine S. Nielsen (USA) and Martin J. Gannon (USA)
The Tango Metaphor
Essence of Argentina's National Identity
Christine Sarah Nielsen (USA) and Juan Gabriel Mariotto (Argentina)
Cultural Metaphors as Frames of Reference for Nations
A Six-Country Study
Martin J. Gannon (USA), Edwin A. Locke (USA), Amit Gupta (India), Pino Audia (USA/Italy),
Amy L. Kristof-Brown (USA)
The Rainbow Metaphor
Spatial Data Infrastructure Organization and Implementation in India
Yola Georgiadou (The Netherlands), Satish K. Puri (India), and Sundeep Sahay (Norway)
From "Onion" to "Ocean"
Paradox and Change in National Cultures
Tony Fang (Sweden)
Expatriate Paradoxes and Cultural Involvement
Joyce S. Osland (Nicaragua/USA), and Asbjorn Osland (USA/Norway)
Making Sense of Intercultural Collaboration
Allan Bird (Japan/USA), and Joyce S. Osland (Nicaragua/USA)