Cultural Spaces in International Business

Cultural Spaces in International Business
Author: Taran Patel
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2022-04-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000572129

Culture studies in international business are passing through difficult times of scrutiny and critique. This is due to the fact that the paradigms, approaches, and methods used so far to study culture have been limited in their scope. For several decades now, approaches that consider national cultures and geo-ethnic origins of interacting individuals have dominated management literature. This book distinguishes itself from other books on Culture in International Business (CIB) studies in two important ways. First, it illustrates how Mary Douglas’s Cultural Theory framework (referred to commonly as DCF) can be used to explore different aspects of international business. This sets the stage for future scholars to consider DCF as an alternative tool of cultural sense-making as opposed to limiting themselves to categorical frameworks grounded in static notions of national and/or corporate culture. The second unique feature is that it focuses on the complexities of the applied side of culture (i.e., it takes a culture-in-practice perspective), while simultaneously emphasizing the dynamicity and diversity of culture. The book concludes by offering suggestions for the future of CIB studies. This domain, it predicts, may witness significant changes in the way culture is seen as influencing workplace relations. It also identifies other areas on which CIB scholars may need to focus attention in the future: culture in an increasingly digitalized world, culture and the organization as a system, and culture and the intelligent/knowledgeable organization. It will be of interest to researchers, academics, and students in the fields of cross-cultural management, international business, human resource management.

The Cultural Space of the Arts and the Infelicities of Reductionism

The Cultural Space of the Arts and the Infelicities of Reductionism
Author: Joseph Margolis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2010
Genre: Art
ISBN:

First words -- Piecemeal reductionism: a sense of the issue -- The new intentionalism -- Interlude: a glance at reductionism in the philosophy of mind -- Beardsley and the intentionalists -- Intentionalism's prospects -- A failed strategy.

Spaces of Culture

Spaces of Culture
Author: Mike Featherstone
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 304
Release: 1999-03-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0857026216

In Spaces of Culture an international group of scholars examines the implications of questions such as: What is culture? What is the relationship between social structure and culture in a globalized and networked world? Do critical perspectives still apply, or does the speed and complexity of cultural production demand new forms of analysis? They explore the key themes in social theory: the nation state; the city; modernity and reflexivity; post-Fordism and the spatial logic of the informational city. The contributors go on to analyze the public sphere, questioning the reductive representation of technology as a form of instrumentality, and demonstrating how new technologies can offer new spaces of culture. This analysis of public space is essential to an understanding of issues like global citizenship and multicultural human rights.

Science, Business and Universities

Science, Business and Universities
Author: Joanna Duda
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2022-04-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000572196

Cooperation between science and business (S2B cooperation) is a very important issue from the points of view of the domestic economy, companies, and universities. This is mainly because such cooperation is a catalyst for faster and reliable development – not only of enterprises, but also of the entire economy. Thanks to S2B cooperation, enterprises can gain and commercialize new and ground-breaking solutions. Universities in turn can give their research a more practical dimension to increase its economic applicability, which helps universities prepare future staff to work in modern enterprises. The aim of this publication is to indicate how cooperation between universities and business can be implemented in an international dimension. It shows the role of modern universities in supporting the development of enterprise and entire economies as well as the role of modern enterprises that use resources located in universities (including knowledge resources). This unique combination has a positive impact on the results and developmental opportunities for each of them. Any potential obtained in this manner is the basis for creating a competitive advantage on the market. This book is devoted to a specific area of cooperation between enterprises and universities and will be of interest to researchers, academics, practitioners, and students in the fields of entrepreneurship, knowledge management, international relations, and higher education.

Digital Leadership

Digital Leadership
Author: Ahmad M. Salih
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2024-02-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1003851347

In the evolving landscape of leadership, factors from both environmental and cultural dimensions play a crucial role. In the contemporary era of digitalisation and globalisation, the impact on leadership has expanded significantly. This places greater pressure on leaders to succeed. The integration of technology and knowledge management adds complexity, demanding not only effectiveness but also cultural adaptability for navigating digital organisational changes. Effective leadership prerequisites endure, regardless of technological influence. Amid the push for digital leadership in modern organisations, it's essential to acknowledge the complexity of defining and analysing leadership. This treatise emphasises adaptability and intelligence as foundational for digital leaders and followers. Organisational ambidexterity underscores the simultaneous need for digital alignment and adaptability in effective leadership. This book emphasises followership's natural evolution in individual growth. It delves into the intricate interplay between leadership and followership within the globalised, digital context. Core to the narrative is the 'intelligently learning organization,' a concept explored throughout and conclusively in Chapter 7. While technological prowess benefits leaders, it's vital to recognise its limitations in achieving organisational growth. The text highlights 'digital dexterity,' a concept evaluating internal capacities for embracing digital trajectories. This nascent concept is vital for modern digital leaders to embody.

International Business

International Business
Author: Riad A. Ajami
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Total Pages: 584
Release: 2006
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780765617804

Useful for undergraduate and graduate students of international business, this work features coverage of the Asian financial crisis and the European Union. Its treatment of such topics as foreign exchange, international trade policy, and economic development introduces students to techniques for analyzing national economies.

Covid-19 and International Business

Covid-19 and International Business
Author: Marin A Marinov
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2020-12-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1000294633

The Covid-19 pandemic has induced a crisis grasping the world abruptly, simultaneously, and swiftly. As a critical juncture, it ignited a change of era for international business. This book illustrates how governments have dealt with the pandemic and the consequent impacts on international business. It also explores the disrupted operations and responses of businesses as their worldwide interconnectivity has been seriously threatened. The book discourses multidirectional aspects of the effects of Covid-19 on international business, ranging from the juxtaposing forces disrupting globalization and installing a change of era through decoupling of technological, production and knowledge flows to its stimulating aspects to the strategic response on business, industry and state level. The book contains thirty chapters that offer a multidimensional interpretation of impacts of Covid-19 on international business theory and practice. Employing the latest state of knowledge on the topic, the book is aimed at international business audience - scholars, students and managers who need to understand better the nature, scope and scale of the impacts of the pandemic on international business.

Distance in International Business

Distance in International Business
Author: Alain Verbeke
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 565
Release: 2017-11-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1787437183

The twelfth volume in the Progress in International Business Research series presents extensive accounts of the contemporary scientific debate on how to assess the impacts of distance, both negative and positive ones, on the conduct of international business.

Cross-Cultural Marketing

Cross-Cultural Marketing
Author: Dawn Burton
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2008-11-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134060173

This groundbreaking, new book offers a sophisticated approach to the challenges of developing marketing theories and practices that take into account the need for cross-cultural marketing in multi-cultural societies.

Culture and Space

Culture and Space
Author: Joel Bonnemaison
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2005-06-24
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781860649073

This book provides a whole new perspective on cultural geography, and essentially recasts cultural geography as it is presently understood.