Management Development Through Cultural Diversity

This stimulating clearly written and well-structured text is a comprehensive introduction to the principles of management and organisational behaviour as well as a corrective to the eurocentric bias of most management texts. It develops a trans-cultural perspective which draws on insights from across the world to examine different management styles cultures and stages of business development.Contents include:* Orientation* Primal Management - Western including America* Rational Management - Northern including Scandinavia* Developmental Management - Eastern including Japan* Metaphysical Management - Southern including South Africa* Developing yourself as a managerEach section examines core management theory and literature cultural orientation and related prominent theories. The numerous case studies use appropriate examples from a wide range of international organisations. The uniquely wide-ranging perspective make this a valuable text for all those interested in general management international business organisational behaviour and corporate strategy.