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International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
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Length: 4 pages
Abstract
With the increase in global activities of both domestic and multinational companies, managers need a good understanding of culture. People's cultural backgrounds influence their assumptions about how work and interactions with other people should proceed. Culture's influence, although profound, often goes unseen. This results in deep and difficult conflicts, but also in untapped potential in this article, the authors provide a tool for understanding management behaviour across cultures.
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Abstract
With the increase in global activities of both domestic and multinational companies, managers need a good understanding of culture. People's cultural backgrounds influence their assumptions about how work and interactions with other people should proceed. Culture's influence, although profound, often goes unseen. This results in deep and difficult conflicts, but also in untapped potential in this article, the authors provide a tool for understanding management behaviour across cultures.