The Culture Map

Breaking through the invisible boundaries of global business

Hardcover, 277 pages

English language

Published Aug. 17, 2014 by PublicAffairs.

ISBN:
978-1-61039-250-1
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OCLC Number:
866766636

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"As today's business world becomes ever-more global and virtual, executives and managers are expected to work harmoniously together with counterparts from a broad array dramatically different cultures and backgrounds, often without leaving their desks. But when you throw people together who come from starkly different backgrounds and cultures- from Americans who precede anything negative with three nice comments to French, Dutch, Israelis and Germans who get straight to the point ("your presentation was simply awful"); from Latin Americans and Asians who are steeped in hierarchy to the Scandinavians who think the best boss is just one of the crowd- the result can sometimes be disastrous. Even with English as a global language, it's easy to fall into cultural traps that endanger careers and sink deals. In The Culture Map, renowned expert Erin Meyer offers highly practical and timely perspective on one of today's most pressing business issues: how do different …

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Subjects

  • Diversity in the workplace
  • Interpersonal relations
  • Industrial Psychology