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100 1 _aThomas, David C.
_d1947-
245 1 4 _aThe multicultural mind :
_bunleashing the hidden force for innovation in your organization
_cDavid C. Thomas
263 _a1601
260 _aOakland :
_bBerrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.,
_cc2016.
300 _axi, 159 p. :
_bill. ;
_c23 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aPreface -- Acknowledgments -- Introducing multiculturals : the multicultural mind and innovation -- A resource hiding in plain sight : multiculturals and innovation -- Why mexicans speak Spanish : sources of cultural identity -- "Sometimes I feel like a motherless child" : how confronting cultural differences results in a multicultural mind -- Understanding multiculturals : their skills and how they see themselves and the world -- Neoricans, Mexican-Americans and Catalan Spanish : the many ways in which individuals experience and manage their multiculturalism -- Singing sea chanteys does not make you a sailor : language and multiculturalism in an organizational context -- "Where are you from? really" : observable differences and developing a multicultural mind -- Leveraging the multicultural mind : creating an innovative organization -- "I am feeling very olympic today, how about you?" : the influence of the situation on multiculturals and innovation -- "I get by with a little help from my friends" : multiculturals' roles and teams in organizations -- "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few" : leveraging the skills of multiculturals and building an innovativeáorganization -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author.
650 0 _aDiversity in the workplace
650 0 _aOrganizational change
035 _a(IMchF)fol15925682
520 _aIn today's rapidly evolving business world continual innovation is now a must. Scholar and consultant David C. Thomas says the same forces of globalization that have created today's superheated competitive environment have also provided a potential hidden advantage: the multiculturals in your midst.
650 7 _aIndustrial management
_2sears
650 7 _aManagement science
_2sears
650 7 _aOrganizational behavior
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