Innovations in International and Cross-Cultural Management

Presenting cross-cultural research on a wide range of organizational topics, this book ranges from the individual to the macro level. Among the issues examined are: organizational trust in international settings, HRM issues in international joint ventures, developing strategic advantage across borders, and social partnerships for sustainable growth.

Presenting cross-cultural research on a wide range of organizational topics, this book ranges from the individual to the macro level. Among the issues examined are: organizational trust in international settings, HRM issues in international joint ventures, developing strategic advantage across borders, and social partnerships for sustainable growth.

Introduction - P Christopher Earley and Habir Singh New Approaches to International and Cross-Cultural Management ResearchPART ONE: MICRO-ORGANIZATIONAL APPROACHESBeliefs About Values, Status, and Legitimacy in Multicultural Groups - Elizabeth C Ravlin, David C Thomas and Arzu Ilsev Influences on Intra-Group ConflictMissing Relations - Michael W Morris, Joel M Podolny and Sheira Ariel Incorporating Relational Constructs into Models of CultureThe Cultural Metaphor - Martin J Gannon and Pino G Audia A Grounded Method for Analyzing National CulturesStrategic Human Resource Management in International Joint Ventures - J Michael Geringer and Colette A FraynePART TWO: MESO-ORGANIZATIONAL APPROACHESExtending Agency Theory with Event Management and Foreign Direct Investment Theories - Mark F Peterson, Carlos L Rodriguez and Peter B Smith US Investments in Brazilian BanksStrategic Social Partnership for Change - Cathy A Enz, Crist Inman and Melenie J Lankau A Framework for Building Sustainable Growth in Developing CountriesPART THREE: MACRO-ORGANIZATIONAL APPROACHESExamining Inter-Firm Trust and Relationships in a Cross-National Setting - Jeffrey H DyerReplication of Keiretsu in the United States - Sea Jin Chang Transfer of Interorganizational Network Through Direct InvestmentToward a Model of Accelerating Organizational Change - Thomas W Malnight Evidence from the Globalization ProcessStrategic Colonialism in Unfamiliar Cultures - Elaine Mosakowski Overcoming Extreme Forms of Casual Ambiguity InternationallyTime-Zone Economies and Managerial Work in a Global World - Srilata Zaheer