Wissenschaftliche Literatur Intercultural Management

José Luis Vallejo García

Intercultural Competence

A Conducive Factor of Managers‘ Readiness for Organizational Change

Personalwirtschaft

This book concerns intercultural competence and its impact on managers’ readiness for organizational change. According to the analysis presented in this study, managers who are culturally competent are significantly more likely to embrace organizational change and therefore better prepared for the new managerial challenges of today. In response to a survey of over 500 managers worldwide, the author proposes twelve hypotheses under three classic components: cognitive, emotional and behavioural. The results are sound and revealing. This study provides insight into…

Kevin Mac Gabhann

Bridging the Ethno-Cultural Gap

Managing Ethno-Cultural Differences in Healthcare Service Delivery in Hospital Settings: The Irish Experience

Personalwirtschaft

This book addresses how national health systems face the challenges of accommodating the cultural diversity of healthcare providers and service users. The author identifies the complexities of managing ethno-cultural diversity in healthcare, discussing critical areas such as intercultural competence, intercultural training, organizational wide approaches and diversity management. The study compares international institutional perspectives and focuses on the strategy undertaken by the Irish health system.

Through a qualitative empirical study involving…

Oliver Günter Lazar

Sino-German Communication Interferences in Intercultural Teamwork: A Postmodern Approach

Schriften zur Kulturwissenschaft

Previously, research on multinational teamwork with various nationalities and cultures involved, which looked at the aspect of communication, was largely based on the examination of specific facilitators and barriers to its communication. There it was found that multinational teams might have specific communication facilitators dependent upon the cultures involved. This is reflected in the theoretical development in the field of interculturalmanagement, which gives guidance for culturally complex team settings.

The complexity managers’ face is increasing…