Table of contents
The Applicability of McGregor's Theories in South East Asia
Geert HofstedeManagement development should take cultural differences into account. A summary of Hofstede's classic four dimensions of dominant value patterns is given: Individualism v…
Cultural Influences on Arab Management Development: A Case Study of Jordan
Mahmoud Al‐FalehThe author reviews the serious shortage of managers and the cultural factors influencing behaviour in organisations in Arab countries. A detailed survey of management development…
Cultural and Political Considerations in the Introduction of Western Management Technologies: The Mekorot Project
Ury M. GluskinosThis case study, of an intervention in a region of the Israeli water supply company, demonstrates that the application of well known management techniques such as MBO, performance…
Assumptions, Culture and Performance Appraisal
John SeddonCultural assumptions are often inadvertently exported or imported when performance appraisal is introduced in organisations in developing countries. Performance appraisal has been…
Manpower Training and Development: The Qatari Experience
Farid A. MunaAfter 30 years, the oil industry in Qatar has relatively few Qataris in middle and senior management posts. The reasons were the small indigenous population, the lack of manpower…
The Challenge of Multinational Team Development
J. Malcolm RigbyThroughout the world the workforce is becoming increasingly multinational, with the USA in particular welcoming large numbers of immigrants, many of them highly skilled and…
Issues Concerning High Technology Managers from Multiple Cultural Backgrounds
John C. LewisIn the high technology environment of “Silicon Valley”, California, the companies have a high percentage of foreign‐born employees, often with a strong sense of ethnic identity…
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- Associate Professor Magnus Larsson