- Item type
- Book
- Language
- anglais
- Pages
- xxiii, 476 p.
- Publication year
- 2004
- Collection
- Content notes
- PART I: INTRODUCTION - UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE AND CONTEXT --- 1. Globalization : Hercules meets Buddha --- 2. People in global organizations : culture, personality and social dynamics --- PART II: GLOBAL COMPETENCIES --- 3. Global competencies : an introduction --- 4. The crucial yet illusive global mindset --- 5. Mindful communication --- 6. Creating and building trust --- 7. Boundary spanning --- 8. Building community through change --- 9. Making ethical decisions --- PART III: LEADING AND TEAMING --- 10. Leading in a global context: vision in complexity --- 11. Designing and forming global teams --- 12. Effective team processes for global teams --- 13. Performance management in global teams --- PART IV: EXECUTING STRATEGIC INITIATIVES GLOBALLY --- 14. Managing knowledge in global organizations --- 15. External sourcing of knowledge in the international firm --- 16. Seeking global advantage with information management and information technology capabilities --- 17. Global account management: new structures, new tasks --- 18. Barriers and bonds to knowledge transfer in global alliances and mergers --- 19. Managing complexity in the global innovation process : a networks and social capital solution --- PART V: SPECIAL ISSUES IN DEVELOPING AND TRANSFORMING ECONOMIES --- 20. The developing world: toward a managerial understanding --- 21. Leadership and teamwork in the developing country context --- 22. Gaining legitimacy: management's challenge in developing and transitioning economies ---23. Management in action in developing countries.
“This is a benchmark overview of current approaches and research in the field of international organizations with a focus on implementation issues in a globalized context. The volume is structured into sections covering the global context, global competencies, teaming and leading, executing strategic initiatives globally, and special issues in developing and transitional economies. These sections are framed and contextualised by an introduction from the editors. Topical subjects covered include developing a global mindset, managing global virtual teams, knowledge management in multinationals, and the effects of globalization.” – in book jacket.
PART I: INTRODUCTION - UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE AND CONTEXT --- 1. Globalization : Hercules meets Buddha --- 2. People in global organizations : culture, personality and social dynamics --- PART II: GLOBAL COMPETENCIES --- 3. Global competencies : an introduction --- 4. The crucial yet illusive global mindset --- 5. Mindful communication --- 6. Creating and building trust --- 7. Boundary spanning --- 8. Building community through change --- 9. Making ethical decisions --- PART III: LEADING AND TEAMING --- 10. Leading in a global context: vision in complexity --- 11. Designing and forming global teams --- 12. Effective team processes for global teams --- 13. Performance management in global teams --- PART IV: EXECUTING STRATEGIC INITIATIVES GLOBALLY --- 14. Managing knowledge in global organizations --- 15. External sourcing of knowledge in the international firm --- 16. Seeking global advantage with information management and information technology capabilities --- 17. Global account management: new structures, new tasks --- 18. Barriers and bonds to knowledge transfer in global alliances and mergers --- 19. Managing complexity in the global innovation process : a networks and social capital solution --- PART V: SPECIAL ISSUES IN DEVELOPING AND TRANSFORMING ECONOMIES --- 20. The developing world: toward a managerial understanding --- 21. Leadership and teamwork in the developing country context --- 22. Gaining legitimacy: management's challenge in developing and transitioning economies ---23. Management in action in developing countries..
