Madeleine Bausch

The second edition of this engaging textbook offers a novel approach to navigating cultural differences constructively. It helps individuals, teams and organizations understand, experience and effectively manage interculturality. This constructive perspective incorporates cutting-edge empirical and theoretical research to address new challenges in the field and provides rich insights into the multifaceted world of interculturality. This innovative textbook presents relevant, current approaches, making it ideal for designing impactful intercultural management courses in bachelors, masters and MBA programmes. Special features in this new edition: Integration of recent research, data and case studies Constructive and innovative approach to intercultural management Examples from numerous cultures in mature and emerging economies Interculturality in regard to digitalization, artificial intelligence (AI) and sustainability New intercultural challenges linked to geopolitical polarization and migration The increased global, intercultural and interdisciplinary scope offered by this updated edition of Constructive Intercultural Management makes it an invaluable resource for scholars and students of management studies. It is also highly beneficial for business consultants, managers and practitioners looking to develop their intercultural management skills.

The second edition of this engaging textbook offers a novel approach to navigating cultural differences constructively. It helps individuals, teams and organizations understand, experience and effectively manage interculturality. This constructive perspective incorporates cutting-edge empirical and theoretical research to address new challenges in the field and provides rich insights into the multifaceted world of interculturality. This innovative textbook presents relevant, current approaches, making it ideal for designing impactful intercultural management courses in bachelors, masters and MBA programmes. Special features in this new edition: Integration of recent research, data and case studies Constructive and innovative approach to intercultural management Examples from numerous cultures in mature and emerging economies Interculturality in regard to digitalization, artificial intelligence (AI) and sustainability New intercultural challenges linked to geopolitical polarization and migration The increased global, intercultural and interdisciplinary scope offered by this updated edition of Constructive Intercultural Management makes it an invaluable resource for scholars and students of management studies. It is also highly beneficial for business consultants, managers and practitioners looking to develop their intercultural management skills.

Multinational companies transfer managerial practices such as quality management globally. Studies from different perspectives have examined cultural, institutional, and organizational challenges in practice transfer, however, little is known about the micro-processes of intercultural transfer, especially in complex cultural settings as Brazil. Integrating the recontextualization perspective and Scandinavian institutionalist transfer-as-translation approach, this book explores micro-processes of transfer from German MNC to Brazilian subsidiaries from a multiple cultures perspective. Findings show the complementary nature of micro-processes of translation and recontextualization, embedding them into a process model of four stages: Preparation, translation, recontextualization, and institutionalization. Intercultural transfer can be considered an iterative and multi-level process in which practices diffuse from individuals, to teams, to the organization. The book contributes to international management by cross-fertilizing the two approaches, by highlighting cultural and institutional particularities of the Brazilian context using a culturally sensitive methodology, and by showing the transformative power of managerial practices on organizations and ecosystems.

This textbook comprises an innovative companion for cross-cultural management classes, demonstrating how organizations can deal with cultural differences successfully. Providing a constructive and positive lens into the multifaceted world of interculturality, the authors illustrate the multiple benefits associated with cultural diversity in the fast-changing global and digital environment.Key features include:Carefully constructed chapters that match course developmentPractical recommendations drawn from multiple disciplines for managing diversity Case studies from numerous cultures to educate students and managers alike in shaping intercultural relationships Multiple frameworks for analysis and illustrative literature reviews to provide a substantial and unique overview of intercultural management.Outlining ways in which to understand and constructively design interculturality, this textbook is a seminal guide for students of bachelors, masters and MBA courses, particularly those focusing on management studies. It also provides useful insights for organizations looking to design and develop intercultural management practices.

This textbook comprises an innovative companion for cross-cultural management classes, demonstrating how organizations can deal with cultural differences successfully. Providing a constructive and positive lens into the multifaceted world of interculturality, the authors illustrate the multiple benefits associated with cultural diversity in the fast-changing global and digital environment.Key features include:Carefully constructed chapters that match course developmentPractical recommendations drawn from multiple disciplines for managing diversity Case studies from numerous cultures to educate students and managers alike in shaping intercultural relationships Multiple frameworks for analysis and illustrative literature reviews to provide a substantial and unique overview of intercultural management.Outlining ways in which to understand and constructively design interculturality, this textbook is a seminal guide for students of bachelors, masters and MBA courses, particularly those focusing on management studies. It also provides useful insights for organizations looking to design and develop intercultural management practices.