The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (548 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1610392507 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Are you unaware of cultural differences? Camerons Really good for international relations. I work in a global role. I can't tell you the number of times I've had a German, an American, and a Chinese person all on the same call. The cultures are so different that the interactions can quickly go awry. The German will be the most abrupt, seeming to interrupt, being totally blunt, and not r. "Well-written, Insightful, and Fascinating" according to G. Galanti. It's rare that I pick up a nonfiction book and can't put it down. "The Culture Map" is one of those rare books. I'm an anthropologist; culture is my area of expertise. I've been doing it for a long time. And yet, I learned so much from this book. Meyer has a way of taking things you might already know, and putting them in a context that . I used this as a textbook for an undergraduate cross-cultural I used this as a textbook for an undergraduate cross-cultural studies class in an international business management program. The book was relevant to the course for these students.The author gave multiple examples involving diverse countries from her own experience and qualitative research. The majority of the examples were European and
Chock-full of real-world examples and a simple framework that can be utilized in any cross-cultural context, Meyer's work is characterized by a fresh and relevant voice, distilling down the essentials of communicating, persuading and working effectively around the globe. With business becoming ever global, there are a raft of books available on dealing with cultural differences. It is rare that I pick up a cross-cultural book and can't put it down.”Cari Guittard, Huffington PostThis readable book explains how to dramatically increase organisational success by improving our ability to understand the behaviour of colleagues, clients, and suppliers from different countries.” Professional Manager (UK)A helpful guide to working effectively with people
Whether you work in a home office or abroad, business success in our ever more globalized and virtual world requires the skills to navigate through cultural differences and decode cultures foreign to your own. She combines a smart analytical framework with practical, actionable advice for succeeding in a global world.. Renowned expert Erin Meyer is your guide through this subtle, sometimes treacherous terrain where people from starkly different backgrounds are expected to work harmoniously together.When you have Americans who precede anything negative with three nice comments; French, Dutch, Israelis, and Germans who get straight to the point (your presentation was simply awful”); Latin Americans and Asians who are steeped in hierarchy; Scandinavians who think the best boss is just one of the crowdthe result can be, well, sometimes interesting, even funny, but often disastrous.Even with English as a global language, it's easy to fall into cultural traps that endanger careers and sink deals when, say, a Brazilian manager tries to fathom how his Chinese suppliers really get things done, or an American team leader tries to get a handle on the intra-team dynamics between his Russian and Indian team members.In The Culture Map, Erin Meyer prov