Globalization and Culture at Work

Behaviour at work can no longer be stereotyped as global or local modern or traditional with very little in-between. Instead work behaviour is a complex interplay between Global and Local values. It takes place in a Glocality. Thus individual achievement co-exists with group aspirations, pay diversity takes place in a social context, teamwork reflects cultural narrative, and labour mobility is bound by community bias. Globalization and Culture at Work: Exploring their Combined Glocality breaks new ground by exploring such glocalities, and the implications they create for managing human potential better. The volume is essential reading for researchers, managers, culturalists and consultants of work behaviour alike.

"The challenges of glocality are tricky and must be handled sensitively to avoid disruption between different cultures; the author provides ways to do just that."
(Cynthia D. Churchwell, Harvard Business School, U.S.A.)

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Klappentext

Behaviour at work can no longer be stereotyped as global or local modern or traditional with very little in-between. Instead work behaviour is a complex interplay between Global and Local values. It takes place in a Glocality. Thus individual achievement co-exists with group aspirations, pay diversity takes place in a social context, teamwork reflects cultural narrative, and labour mobility is bound by community bias. Globalization and Culture at Work: Exploring their Combined Glocality breaks new ground by exploring such glocalities, and the implications they create for managing human potential better. The volume is essential reading for researchers, managers, culturalists and consultants of work behaviour alike.

Inhalt
Preface. 1: Globalization. 1. What is Globalization? 2. Localization. 3. Glocalization. 4. Some foundational Theory. 5. Glocality at Work. 6. A Case in Point. 7. Conclusion. 2: Culture. 1. Introduction. 2. Country-level studies. 3. Individual values. 4. Organizational culture. 5. Occupational culture. 6. Glocal Positioning. 7. Cultural Positioning. 8. Link to Glocality. 9. The Generality of Escalation. 10. Theories of Positioning. 11. Cultural Re-positioning. 12. Interpretation. 13. Summary. 3: Achievement. 1. A brief History of Achievement at work. 2. n Ach in Social context. 3. n Ach in Work context. 4. Research on Motivational Gravity. 5. A primary strand: Measures of Motivational Gravity. 6. A secondary strand: Influences of Gravity on Work Behavior. 7. Systems approach. 8. Managing Motivational Gravity. 9. Conclusion. 4: Pay. 1. A Theoretical Foundation. 2. Behavioral theories of work Motivation. 3. Task-focused theories of Motivation. 4. Relationship-focused theories of Motivation. 5. Research on double de-motivation. 6. The Case. 7. Managing Pay Justice. 8. Conclusion. 5: Power. 1. The concept of Empowerment. 2. Defining Teamwork. 3. The Mantra of Diversity. 4. Contingency approaches. 5. A Glocal analysis. 6. An Acid Test. 7. Teams through Development. 8. Mental Models. 9. An approach to the fundamental Question. 10. A Glocality? 11. The Broken Promise. 12. Case Analysis. 13. Managing the broken promise. 14. Conclusion. 6: Learning. 1. Boundary-less careers. 2. Boundary conditions. 3. Utilising the Immigrants We Already Have. 4. An Empirical Test of SIT, SAT, and SDT. 5. Implications for policy and practice. 6. Beyond Migration. 7. A Synthesis. 8. Conclusion. References. Index.