Management Development Through Cultural Diversity - 9780415178754

Taylor & Francis

This book is a comprehensive introduction to the principles of management and organisational behaviour. It develops a trans-cultural perspective which draws on insights from across the world to examine different management styles. > This stimulating, clearly written and well-structured text is a comprehensive introduction to the principles of management and organisational behaviour, as well as a corrective to the eurocentric bias of most management texts. It develops a trans-cultural perspective which draws on insights from across the world to examine different management styles, cultures and stages of business development.Contents include:* Orientation* Primal Management - Western including America* Rational Management - Northern including Scandinavia* Developmental Management - Eastern including Japan* Metaphysical Management - Southern including South Africa* Developing yourself as a managerEach section examines core management theory and literature, cultural orientation and rex