Organizational psychology in cross-cultural perspective / Colin P. Silverthorne.

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 differen...

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Main Author: Silverthorne, Colin P. (Colin Patric)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : New York University Press, ©2005.
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 343 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-320) and indexes.
ISBN:1429414200
9781429414203
9780814740064
0814740065
9780814786581
0814786588
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.