Organizational psychology in cross-cultural perspective /

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Author / Creator:	Silverthorne, Colin P. (Colin Patric)
Imprint:	New York, N.Y. : New York University Press, ©2005.
Description:	1 online resource (viii, 343 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Book collections on Project MUSE. UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Archive Political Science and Policy Studies Foundation.
Subject:	Psychology, Industrial -- Cross-cultural studies. Organizational behavior -- Cross-cultural studies. Personnel management -- Cross-cultural studies. Intercultural communication. Intercultural communication. Organizational behavior. Personnel management. Psychology, Industrial. Electronic books. Cross-cultural studies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11148776

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ISBN:	1429414200 9781429414203 9780814740064 0814740065 9780814786581 0814786588
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-320) and indexes. Print version record.
Summary:	The last two decades have seen an explosive increase in the ethnic diversity of the workforce, growth in international business, and the emergence of many more multinational companies. The potential for problems as companies operate across borders and managers manage in countries which have different values, norms and cultural behaviors is great. By looking at organizational psychology in a cross-cultural context, we can gain an understanding of the challenges facing organizations and business today. This text breaks new ground in introducing organizational psychology from a cross cultural per.
Other form:	Print version: Silverthorne, Colin P. (Colin Patric). Organizational psychology in cross-cultural perspective. New York, N.Y. : New York University Press, ©2005 0814740065

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Foundations of organizations and culture
Culture and organizations
Organizational and national culture
Leadership in organizations
Leadership in other cultures
Work motivation
Managerial values and skills
The impact of cultural values on problem solving, teams, gender, stress, and ethics
Job satisfaction and organizational commitment
Conflict and power
Communication and negotiation
Personnel psychology and human resource management
Some final thoughts.

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