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The mindful international manager : how to work effectively across cultures /

By: Comfort, Jeremy
Title By: Franklin, Peter, 1955-
Material type: BookPublisher: London : Kogan Page Ltd., 2014.Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xiii, 233 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780749469825Subject(s): International business enterprises -- Management | Management -- Cross-cultural studies | Intercultural communication | International business enterprises -- Personnel managementDDC classification: 658/.049 Online resources: Location Map
Summary:
The Mindful International Manager tackles the management situations that international managers have to handle every day. Accessible and jargon-free it explains how to clarify local vs. international roles, support and develop a team, organize and coordinate boundaries of time and distance, and win commitment toward common goals. The authors, both interculturalists, include exercises and best practice advice and the experiences and insights of practising international managers. They combine their practical approach with great depth of insight into the challenges of working and managing internationally and include the results of new research findings and cutting-edge case studies on topics such as leadership, global nomads, virtual teams, coaching and mentoring across cultures and decision-making.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai
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658.049 CO MI (Browse shelf) Available T0026555
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Revised edition of: The mindful international manager : how to work effectively across cultures / Jeremy Comfort and Peter Franklin. 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Mindful International Manager tackles the management situations that international managers have to handle every day. Accessible and jargon-free it explains how to clarify local vs. international roles, support and develop a team, organize and coordinate boundaries of time and distance, and win commitment toward common goals. The authors, both interculturalists, include exercises and best practice advice and the experiences and insights of practising international managers. They combine their practical approach with great depth of insight into the challenges of working and managing internationally and include the results of new research findings and cutting-edge case studies on topics such as leadership, global nomads, virtual teams, coaching and mentoring across cultures and decision-making.

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