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Bassett, James C. "Cross-cultural dimensions of participative management /." The Ohio State University, 1991. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487693923199476.

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Melin, Rebecka, and Rutholm Emma. "Swedish management in a cross-cultural perspective : A qualitative study of how Swedish managers adapt their management to foreign cultures." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-45312.

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The purpose of this thesis is to analyze and study how Swedish managers manage cross-cultural differences and how their management style is adapted to foreign cultures. This thesis could contribute to getting a deeper understanding of how Swedish management is adapted to foreign cultures. The empirical material in this study has been collected through qualitative interviews with four different Swedish managers with experience of managing abroad. The theoretical framework is based on the concepts cultural dimensions, management and cross-cultural adaptation which also are the three concepts in

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Golets, Tetyana, Marina Ovcharova, and Alina Kyrychenko. "The management mechanism of cross-cultural knowledge translation." Thesis, Видавництво СумДУ, 2007. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/7994.

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In the most traditional works devoted to the problems of culture and management in the context of international business culture was regarded as the source of fundamental differences. These differences in its turn were considered to be the reason of contradictions, misunderstanding between the agents of international economic relations. These assumptions are based on classic conception of the culture as an essence. When you are citing the document, use the following link http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/7994

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Brogiato, Laura <1988&gt. "Cross-cultural management integration in M&A." Master's Degree Thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10579/1554.

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Repoux, Charles. "Leading change management projects in international cross-cultural settings." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/90735.

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Thesis: S.M. in Management Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 2014.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-73).<br>In an increasingly complex world for Multinational Companies, it is difficult for managers to keep a firm grasp over the global projects they are tasked to implement. Many of them lead teams operating across country borders, creating a need to increasingly take diverse national cultures into account in their operations. This extra dimension of International culture adds a layer of complexit

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Woods, Peter Robert. "Cross-Cultural Management Performance Evaluation in the Expatriate Context." Thesis, Griffith University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/367389.

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This research responds to the practical need for an effective appraisal strategy for expatriates that incorporates the unique challenges of cross-cultural management (Audia & Tams, 2002; Bonache, Brewster, & Suutari, 2001). The need for research examining the performance evaluation of expatriates, particularly with regard to their cross-cultural management performance, has been identified in previous research (J. S. Black, Gregersen, Mendenhall, & Stroh, 1999; Triandis, 2001). How raters from the host country with differing cultural perspectives (in particular those who are being managed by

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Liu, Yuan, and Li You. "Cross-cultural management in international construction projects : Case study of China Machinery Industry Construction Group Inc." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för ekonomi, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-17231.

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ABSTRACT Title: Cross-cultural management in international construction projects: Case study of China Machinery Industry Construction Group Inc. Level: Final assignment for Master Degree in Business Administration Author: Yuan Liu, You Li Supervisor: Aihie Osarenkhoe Examinor: Maria Fregidon-Malama Date: 2014.04.18 Aim : This study presents the characteristic and current status of the international construction projects, and figure out which barriers caused by cross-cultural differences the multinational corporations and enterprise would face, as well as the solutions for these ba

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Peyroteo, Madalena Pires. "Conflict management : a cross-cultural approach in Macau public administration." Thesis, University of Macau, 2000. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b1636758.

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Klevanskaya, Liudmila, and Maria Luzina. "Exploring Corporate Greening: a cross-cultural perspective." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, ESOL (Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Organization, Leadership), 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-18239.

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The purpose of this study is to explore the influence of national culture on corporate greening with specific focus on motivations that drive companies to respond to environmental issues and strategies that companies develop in this regard. The existing literature indicates that the research on motivational and strategic aspects of corporate greening is limited from cultural perspective. Thus, a qualitative study of Swedish and Belarusian companies was conducted to illustrate what induces firms to go green and to describe what environmental strategies are implemented by them. The analysis of r

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Yap, Kristiina, and Hellen Song. "Leadership in a Cross-Cultural Context : A Qualitative Study of Cross-Cultural Leadership Competence in a Multinational Organization in China." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-122480.

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The essay aims to generate deeper understanding of leadership competences in a multinational organization in China, i.e. what competences that are required for managing professionals in a cross-cultural context. Previous research within this field of study discuss this topic from the perspective of Western or Chinese expatriate managers, but the authors of this study regard that it is of interest to study Chinese employees in a Western organization in China in order to understand how the global Western culture interacts with the local Chinese culture. The research questions were thus formulate

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Pini, Ivano [Verfasser]. "Internationalization of Italian companies. A cross-cultural perspective / Ivano Pini." München : GRIN Verlag, 2021. http://d-nb.info/124076247X/34.

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Teixeira, Valadares de Oliveira Luiza. "Expatriate Adjustment in Brazil: A Cross-Cultural Analysis." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1366842311.

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Erondu, Emmanuel A. "Requisite competencies for entry to transport management in Nigeria : a cross cultural management perspective." Thesis, Birmingham City University, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.480912.

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This study was designed to determine the requisite competencies for entry to transport management in Nigeria and to briefly contrast it with patterns in the United Kingdom using Boyatzis' (1982) model of effective job performance. To accomplish this, a review of United Kingdom and United States literature on management and research findings was conducted to identify and define broad areas of relevant competencies for effective performance of transport managers. A survey instrument consisting of 38 competencies was designed and validated for this study and was sent to a sample of 130 transport

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Serrano, Efrain. "Efficient Management of Cross-Cultural Manufacturing Teams in the Dominican Republic." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1275.

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Companies that have moved their operations from the United States to other countries have forced top management to rely on their managers for leading overseas assignments. However, the success rate of expatriate managers is low and is a concern for top management in corporations. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the shared lived experiences of 20 expatriate managers to identify methods which may improve the success rates of expatriate managers asked to participate in overseas assignments. Social learning, cultural shock, and experiential learning were used to support t

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Blomqvist, Klas. "Cross Cultural Management : - a comparison between IKEA Canada and IKEA Sweden." Thesis, Stockholm University, School of Business, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-6378.

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<p>There are differences among the working culture in every country. The problem is in what way this affects the way of managing an organization. The purpose of this thesis is to get a greater insight on how difficult it can be to manage a global organization. The questions I will try to answer are: Are there any differences in management between Sweden and Canada? If so how does and how should, IKEA manage to deal with them? This thesis is made using a qualitative method,.using theories about what culture really is and earlier studies about what a typical Swedish and what a typical Canadian b

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Romani, Laurence. "Relating to the other : paradigm interplay for cross-cultural management research." Doctoral thesis, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm, Institute of International Business (IIB), 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hhs:diva-1791.

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Barker, Tanuja. "An exploratory cross-cultural comparative study of Moreton Bay fisheries management /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2001. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe16315.pdf.

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Abd, Hadi Zakaria. "Tradable information function in government organisations : a cross cultural study." Thesis, De Montfort University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/4321.

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Lachner, Florian [Verfasser], and Andreas [Akademischer Betreuer] Butz. "User experience in cross-cultural contexts / Florian Lachner ; Betreuer: Andreas Butz." München : Universitätsbibliothek der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, 2019. http://d-nb.info/1182228453/34.

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Hienz, Nadine, and Lukas Engelhart. "Management of a Cross Cultural Workforce : Case Study at Luleå Tekniska Universitet." Thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-70577.

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Nowadays, organizations have to deal more and more with cultural diversity concerning their workforce due to globalization. The challenge for these organizations is to manage the cross cultural workforce in an effective way. Therefore, they have to have skills and the necessary knowledge in order to conduct cross cultural management. For this reason, the purpose of this study was to investigate how a cross cultural workforce could be managed effectively. In order to get insights into what differences exist between employees of different cultures, what kind of problems can arise out of these di

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Li, Lifen 1971. "Managerial relationships in Sino-foreign joint ventures : a cross-cultural perspective." Thesis, McGill University, 2000. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=33299.

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This study explores the dynamics of the managerial relationship in Sino-foreign joint ventures from the perspectives of both Western expatriates and local Chinese. It is based on observations of one joint venture and some formal and informal interviews of a few other joint ventures. Through examining cross-cultural trust, communication, decision making and conflict management, this study has presented some of the problems which have appeared, shed light on their origins and suggests possible resolution strategies. The author argues that mutual understanding between Westerners and Chinese is ne

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Adams, Pedro Duan. "An international marketing framework for Ford South Africa in Nigeria." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/3869.

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Africa is seen as the last investment frontier and according to literature will have a GDP of $1.5 trillion by the year 2016 and a population that is double the size of Europe. The rapid expansion of infrastructure and construction in African countries, such as Mozambique and Zambia has increased the demand for commercial vehicles. This has sparked unparalleled marketing opportunities for automotive manufacturers and the continent is fast attracting major players in this sector. The international marketing literature still lacks detailed studies and research into the marketing deliberations an

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Aba-Alkhail, N. A. S. "An analytical study of job satisfaction and motivation among middle managers in Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC)." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.383642.

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Allison, Gareth M. "A cross-cultural study of motivation for consuming luxuries." Diss., Lincoln University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10182/1236.

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This research investigated three main research questions. First, can the structure and nature of motivation for the consumption of luxury products be identified? Second, are there differences between consumers from different parts of the world in their motivation for consuming luxury products? Third, can cultural values be used to predict motivation for the consumption of luxury products? Data was obtained by way of an online survey at a New Zealand University, and via a mixed-mode survey at a public University in Thailand. A total of 307 (NZ n=130; Thai n=177) usable responses were obtained.

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Zoller, Yaron Joseph. "Cross-Cultural Effects on the Cognitive Process of Verbal and Numeric Rating Scales." Thesis, Nova Southeastern University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10280821.

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<p> Cross-cultural factors affect the cognitive processes engaged in by subjects to respond to rating scales. By using a sequential explanatory strategy of mixed-method research design, this study investigates four cultural groups in the software industry (n=92) - Israelis, Latinos, Romanians, and Americans — to investigate cultural effects on the thought processes used by respondents performing selected verbal (ordinal) and numeric (interval) scales.</p><p> Cluster analysis of the qualitative data identified four main response styles used by subjects – Extremes, Midpoint, Range,

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Songpo, Li, and Zhang Dong. "Human Resources Management Practices in a Cross Cultural Environment : Bank of China." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för ekonomi, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-15477.

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Aim: With the tendency of globalization, the field of the human resource management (HRM) in multinational companies (MNC) becomes a heated topic. Being interested in this field, we choose Bank of China (BOC) to investigate what factors influence the process of transfer and adaptation of HRM practices for a Chinese bank in a cross cultural environment. Method: This work has been adopted qualitative method as the primary data by interviewed six respondents of managers and employees from BOC in China and Sweden by means of the face-to-face interview, e-mail, Skype and the online instant messagin

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Stewart, Hope. "Social Responsibility in Entrepreneurial Economies| A Cross-cultural Analysis of Stakeholder Management." Thesis, The American University of Paris (France), 2019. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=13871665.

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<p> As global frontiers of innovation, countries leading the way in entrepreneurship are responsible for forging a new understanding of the role of business in society, one that considers the impact of cultural values on driving and maintaining dynamic forms of economic growth. This thesis will examine the role cultural factors play in creating a flourishing entrepreneurial environment and how they define the relationship between business and society while influencing expectations of social responsibility. It also explores whether certain social environments are more conducive to entrepreneurs

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McDonough, Lindsay Stephenson Peter. "Divergent hallways resident advisors' perspectives on the management of cross-cultural conflict." Saarbrücken VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2007. http://d-nb.info/989208362/04.

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Kim, Kwanghyun. "An investigation of the relationship between cultural competence and expatriate job performance." [College Station, Tex. : Texas A&M University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-3014.

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Liu, Wen-Ling. "Cross-cultural analysis of the effect of advertising on consumer responses." Thesis, De Montfort University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/4119.

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Trapp, Oliver. "TV stations in Japan and Latin America : a cross cultural comparison." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1998. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/10510.

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The object of this thesis is to explore the relative importance of industry versus national context in determining the particular operation of an organisation. This is done by comparing two companies in the same industrial sector in two radically different countries. The central question is how much industry factors weigh on the shaping of management practices and business behaviour of companies (within the same industry) located in totally different cultures. For instance, the Asian culture and the Western culture? How much do industry factors count, when the national context does not only co

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Armaki, Shamin. "Exploring the realm of culture within management : The effects of fully integrated relocation services on cross-cultural learning and adjustment." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-390549.

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Expatriates’ adjustment to the host-country culture is a dynamic and gradual process. This process can be facilitated by cross-cultural training. The relationship between cross-cultural training and crosscultural adjustment has been explored to a great extent in the literature, however scholars have mainly put focus on how this relationship unfolds in the context of MNCs offering CCT in-house. Consequently, this leaves an interesting uninvestigated gap in terms of how fully integrated relocation service companies work with cross-cultural services and how their work can facilitate cross-cultura

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Zeng, Tian S. M. Sloan School of Management. "The competency model of movie producers for cross-cultural co-production projects." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2020. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/126999.

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Thesis: S.M. in Management Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, May, 2020<br>Cataloged from the official PDF of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 36-38).<br>Movie producers are the de facto managers and leaders of movie crews who demand a comprehensive set of communication skills to solve the hundreds of problems during daily productions. The recent rise of international co-production movies has created more and more workspaces with multicultural teams. This calls for additional cross-cultural communication skills for producers to reso

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Pavlica, Karel. "Management identity : a comparison between the Czech Republic and Britain." Thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.309889.

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Yi-Hung, Lin. "A holistic investigation of cross-cultural interactions : the perspective of Taiwanese expatriate management." Thesis, Lancaster University, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.727394.

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This thesis investigates the experiential learning of Taiwanese expatriates and their adjustment to overseas environments. The distinguishing feature of this thesis is its use of qualitative methodologies, such as participant observation and in-depth interviews to look at multiple realities of social and cultural phenomenon. In order to understand the complex issues related to Taiwanese expatriate management, six perspectives of cultural development were examined to provide a holistic view Of how Chinese thought and values, derived from Confucian ideology, influence managerial practice. Having

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Wang, Gongping. "Organisational and cross-cultural challenges facing expatriate hotel managers in China." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/981.

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Thesis (MTech (Business Administration))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2009<br>Within China's the hotel industry, they are known as expatriate managers and. on behalf of parent multinational hotel corporations, provide an element of control and co-ordination within local operating units. On average, organisations spend over two and a half times more money to send an employee on an expatriate assignment than they would if they hired employees locally. Expatriate managers have been faced with new and complex organisational cultures and work practices. In order to avoid expensiv

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Mitchell, Lorianne D. "What Makes an Effective Mentor: A Cross- Cultural (BRIC) Comparison." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/8297.

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Research shows the professional benefits of strong mentoring relationships. However, the majority of the extant mentoring research is either mentor-centric or Western-oriented. Even with the increasing trend of protégé-centric research, relatively little research exists that examines mentoring in India and what protégés from that country would most desire from the mentoring relationship and their mentors. This chapter uses the countries in the emerging economies group represented by the acronym BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China), combined with Hofstede’s classification system for cross-cultur

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Abiola, Zulikat Wuraola. "The relationship between national cultures and managerial cultures in the petroleum industries in Anglophone and Francophone West Africa." Thesis, Imperial College London, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.266201.

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Liu, Nan. "A comparative analysis of cultural influences on knowledge management approaches in Western and Eastern corporations : a preliminary study." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/51558.

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Thesis (MComm)--Stellenbosch University, 2000.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Knowledge is generally regarded as a new competitive business resource in the information age. The leveraging of this resource has therefore become a significant concern of knowledge management. Knowledge management is not culturally neutral, however, and there seem to be differences between Western and Eastern knowledge management practices. In order to address these differences and determine their cultural roots, a comparative analysis of the cultural influences on knowledge management approaches in Western and Eastern

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Sakurai, Yuka, and Yuka Sakurai@anu edu au. "Problems and Prospects in Cross-Cultural Interactions in Japanese Multinational Corporations in Australia." The Australian National University. Faculty of Economics and Commerce, 2001. http://thesis.anu.edu.au./public/adt-ANU20020122.092141.

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As multinational corporations (MNCs) are extending their international operations they need to examine issues such as the localisation of human resource policies and management, and the effective use of local and expatriate managers. Examination of expatriate studies indicates a lack of attention given to the relationships between expatriate managers and local managers or the perspectives of local managers working in MNCs. This thesis attempts to fill these gaps by focusing on the cross-cultural interactions between expatriate and local managers. This thesis addresses the importance of positiv

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Yip, Wai-leung, and 葉偉良. "The influence of Chinese cultural values on successful housing management in China and Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2002. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31969288.

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Lee, Jae-Young. "A Cross-Cultural Investigation of College Students' Environmental Decision-Making Behavior: Interactions among Cultural, Environmental, Decisional, and Personal Factors." The Ohio State University, 2000. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1392299752.

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Koža, Michal. "The challenge of implementing TPS in the Czech Republic: A study in cross-cultural management." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-192847.

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This master's thesis analyzes the possibilities of implementation of Toyota Production System within Japanese subsidiaries in Czech Republic. It explores the fit between the cultural values of Czech and Japanese management and the values incorporated in the Toyota Production System. In order to conduct the study, 79 companies were contacted, and survey responses from a total of 108 Czech and Japanese employees were collected. Data from the survey show that both Czech and Japanese employees have similar values related to work and neither job satisfaction nor number of conflicts is connected wit

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Briggs, Rickard. "Getting results| Leadership and cross-cultural adaptability within a multi-national corporation." Thesis, Mountain State University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3561928.

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<p>U.S. companies continue to grow and expand overseas. They also outsource business processes. There were approximately 350,000 call center employees in India in 2009 (Lundby, Parthasarthy, & Kowske, 2009) and another 350,000 in the Philippines by 2010 (Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, 2010). The success of employees who are not U.S. citizens, yet work for American companies, has become critical. These individuals are, many times, hired by and work for organizations located in the U.S. yet are native to, stationed in, and supervise operations in countries around the world. The lead

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Zhou, Ning, and 周宁. "Solving the Chinese classroom paradox: a cross-cultural comparison on teachers' controlling behaviors." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2011. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B45690625.

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Cheng, Tsz-kit, and 鄭子傑. "The influence of Chinese cultural values on management behaviour in the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31238294.

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Massingham, Lester Charles. "The essence of marketing : a cross-cultural inquiry into prevailing beliefs and practices." Thesis, Durham University, 1992. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/5770/.

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This doctoral research constituted a cross-cultural inquiry into the contribution of professional marketing education to marketing practice. The essence of marketing, as a collective term, contains the essential ingredients to enable marketing to become a viable system for business; namely, marketing orientation, marketing planning and marketing training connected by the management of change. The Chartered Institute of Marketing Diploma programme was selected as the educational vehicle through which sample surveys were conducted at pre-course, pre-examination and post- qualified stages of resp

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Downes, Meredith. "An organizational learning approach to expatriate cross-cultural adjustment, organizational commitment, and job satisfaction." FIU Digital Commons, 1997. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3235.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between organizational learning and expatriation in overseas subsidiaries as well as in organizations as a whole. In doing so, two issues were addressed - () the use of expatriation as firms internationalize, and (ii) the significance of various factors to expatriate success as firms gain international experience. The sample of companies for this study was drawn from U.S. Fortune 500 multinational corporations (MN1Cs) in two sets of related industries -- computers/ electronics and petroleum/chemicals. Based on the learning that take

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de, Azevedo Nogueira Affonso Henriques. "Cross-Cultural Leadership: A comparative Study between Brazilian and Portuguese Subordinates." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Ramon Llull, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/82068.

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L’objectiu d’aquesta investigació, ha sigut comparar patrons culturals de grups brasilers amb grups portuguesos. Per identificar i comparar els esmentats patrons, s’ha fet servir un instrument anomenat Values Scale. A més a més, i utilitzant una adaptació de Tannenbaum and Schmidt’s Taxonomy desenvolupat per Vroom (2000) hem comparat els estils de lideratge dels esmentats grups. En darrer lloc hem investigat si existeix una correlació entre els patrons culturals i els estils de lideratge. S’ha pogut observar que ambdós grups demostren una preferència per als Patrons Culturals Horitzontals Col•

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Soininen, Vilma-Ida, and Mabro Rebecca Mannebratt. "Factors Influencing Cross-Cultural Adjustment: Swedish Expatriates in East Asia Pacific." Thesis, Internationella Handelshögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, IHH, Företagsekonomi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-39977.

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Background: Today the world is getting more globalized, which has led to multinational companies sending out expatriates on foreign assignments. Mostly expatriates’ responsibilities are to transfer knowledge from the headquarters to the subsidiary and to improve the communication between the headquarters and the subsidiary. Expatriate assignments have a high failure rate and are costly. Nordic companies are sending out a growing number of expatriates today. Furthermore, Swedish people are argued to be comfortable acting in a global context. Problem: When the expatriate moves to a new country,

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