Readings and Cases in International Management : A Cross-Cultural Perspective

Preface vii PART I. Management and Culture 1(130) Global Managers: Developing a Mindset for Global Competitiveness 3(14) Ben L. Kedia Ananda Mukherji Cultural Constraints in Management Theories 17(11) Geert Hofstede Whatever Happened to Masculinity and Femininity? 28(4) Geert Hofstede Building Competitive Advantage from Ubuntu: Management Lessons from South Africa 32(12) Mzamo P. Mangaliso The Japanese Manager's Traumatic Entry into the United States: Understanding the American-Japanese Cultural Divide 44(14) Richard G. Linowes Beyond Sophisticated Stereotyping: Cultural Sensemaking in Context 58(13) Joyce S. Osland Allan Bird Merck & Company, Inc.: Having the Vision to Succeed 71(4) Stephanie Weiss David Bollier Unocal and the Yadana Gas Pipeline Project 75(17) Anne T. Lawrence Howard Tolley, Jr. Common Bond Values at the New Zealand Office of AT&T 92(9) Deborah Shepherd The Road to Hell 101(4) Gareth Evans Cafe Mam and ISMAM 105(6) Ronald Nigh Ann D. Walsh Dahinda Meda Gold Star Properties: Financial Crisis 111(4) Joseph J. DiStefano Chiba International, Inc. 115(8) Nina Hatvany Vladimir Pucik Footwear International 123(8) R. William Blake PART II. Roles of the International Manager 131(136) Values in Tension: Ethics Away From Home 133(8) Thomas Donaldson When Ethics Collide: Managing Conflicts Across Cultures 141(10) Paul F. Buller John J. Kohls Kenneth S. Anderson Key Concepts: Underlying Structures of Culture 151(12) Edward T. Hall Mildred Reed Hall Negotiating With the Chinese: A Socio-Cultural Analysis 163(14) Pervez Ghauri Tony Fang Understanding the Bear: A Portrait of Russian Business Leaders 177(12) Sheila M. Puffer Contrasts in Culture: Russian and Western Perspectives on Organizational Change 189(15) Snejina Michailova Nike's Dispute With the University of Oregon 204(15) Rebecca J. Morris Anne T. Lawrence How Much Sleaze Is Too Much? 219(7) Asbjorn Osland Moto: Coming to America 226(4) Patricia Gercik Negotiating Across the Pacific 230(8) Xiaohua Lin Jian Guan Consolidated Engineering Co. Goes to China 238(8) Travis Maples Penelope B. Prime Kiwi Samurai: SecureFit Industries in Japan 246(8) David C. Thomas Rus Wane Equipment: Joint Venture in Russia 254(13) Stanislav V. Shekshnia Sheila M. Puffer PART III. International Management Challenges 267(108) Virtual Teams: Technology and the Workplace of the Future 269(13) Anthony M. Townsend Samuel M. DeMarie Anthony R. Hendrickson Minding Your Metaphors: Applying the Concept of Teamwork Metaphors to the Management of Teams in Multicultural Contexts 282(12) Cristina B. Gibson Mary E. Zellmer-Bruhn End-Games in International Alliances 294(9) Manuel G. Serapio, Jr. Wayne F. Cascio Same Bed, Different Dreams: Working Relationships in Sino-American Joint Ventures 303(19) James P. Walsh ErPing Wang Katherine R. Xin The Contemporary International Assignment: A Look at the Options 322(10) Glenn M. McEvoy Barbara Parker Expatriate Assignment Versus Overseas Experience: Contrasting Models of International Human Resource Development 332(11) Kerr Inkson Michael B. Arthur Judith Pringle Sean Barry Team Spirit at Sino-American Shanghai Squibb (SASS) 343(4) Anne Marie Francesco Johannes van den Bosch Sends an Email 347(4) Joseph J. DiStefano Mass Merger: The Case of AON Singapore 351(6) Anne Marie Francesco The Role of the Area Manager 357(7) Asbjorn Osland Catskill Roads 364(7) J. B. Ritchie Alan Hawkins Andreas Weber's Reward for Success in an Expatriate Assignment---a Return to an Uncertain Future 371(4) Gunter K. Stahl Mark E. Mendenhall Index 375(17) About the Editor 392