The useful models, interesting examples, and intriguing research results in this collection provide excellent material for understanding international or cross-cultural management' - Management Learning Cross-cultural work groups are a reality in many contemporary organizations, yet the research into them has been dispersed among a variety of disciplines. Organizations and group members are often surprised or disappointed when multicultural groups fail to function in ways identical to homogeneous groups. This volume pulls together research from a range of these disciplines, and presents the most recent research available on issues such as prejudice, discrimination, ethnocentrism, gro
Product Identifiers
Publisher
SAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0761909729
ISBN-13
9780761909729
eBay Product ID (ePID)
846195
Product Key Features
Author
Stuart Oskamp
Publication Name
Cross-Cultural Work Groups
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Series
Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology Ser.
Publication Year
1997
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
296 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
10
Lc Classification Number
Hf5549.5.M5c76 1997
Volume Number
Vol. 1
Table of Content
Cross-Cultural Work Groups - Cherlyn Skromme Granrose and Stuart Oskamp An OverviewPART ONE: CULTURAL GROUP INTERACTIONS IN ORGANIZATIONSIndividual and Group Relations in Plural Societies - John W BerryChange and Continuity in Organizations - Fathali M Moghaddam Assessing Intergroup RelationsPART TWO: INTERPERSONAL INTERACTIONS WITHIN CROSS-CULTURAL GROUPSSocietal Values, Social Interpretation and Multinational Teams - Martha Maznevski and Mark F PetersonMajority and Minority Perspectives on Cross-Cultural Interactions - Sharon C GotoSelf and Other - P Christopher Earley and Amy E Randel 'Face and Work Group DynamicsCross-Cultural Barriers to Effective Communication - Judith Orasanu, Ute Fischer and Jeannie DavisonPART THREE: MANAGEMENT OF CROSS-CULTURAL GROUPSInternational and Intranational Diversity - Rosalie L TungCross-Cultural Socialization of Asian Employees in US Organizations - Cherlyn Skromme GranroseThe Effects of Culture on Mentoring Relationships - Susan E Murphy and Ellen A Ensher A Developmental ModelManagerial Leadership in the United States and Mexico - Peter W Dorfman and Jon P Howell Distant Neighbors or Close Cousins?