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When cultures collide : managing successfully across cultures / Richard D. Lewis.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London ; Sonoma, Calif. : N. Brealey Pub., 1996.Description: iv, 331 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1857880862 (hardcover)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HD62.4 .L49 1996
Contents:
Preface: us and them -- Pt.1. Getting to grips with cultural diversity -- Different languges, different worlds -- Cultural conditioning -- Pt.2. Managing across cultures -- Categorising cultures -- The use of time -- Status, leadership and organisation -- Horizons and team building -- Bridging the communication gap -- Meetings of the minds -- Manners and mannerisms -- Pt.3. Getting to know each other --United States of America -- Britain - Australia, New Zealand and South Africa -- Finland -- France -- Germany -- Italy -- Portugal -- Russia --Spain -- Sweden -- Arab countries -- Japan --China -- India and South-East Asia --Epilogue: achieving empathy -- Bibliography -- Glossary --Index.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library General Stacks HD62.4.L49 1996 1 Available 33710000755269

Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-319) and index.

Preface: us and them -- Pt.1. Getting to grips with cultural diversity -- Different languges, different worlds -- Cultural conditioning -- Pt.2. Managing across cultures -- Categorising cultures -- The use of time -- Status, leadership and organisation -- Horizons and team building -- Bridging the communication gap -- Meetings of the minds -- Manners and mannerisms -- Pt.3. Getting to know each other --United States of America -- Britain - Australia, New Zealand and South Africa -- Finland -- France -- Germany -- Italy -- Portugal -- Russia --Spain -- Sweden -- Arab countries -- Japan --China -- India and South-East Asia --Epilogue: achieving empathy -- Bibliography -- Glossary --Index.

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