Summary of International Dimensions of Organizational Behavior by Nancy J. Adler Chapters 1 through 5 Chapter One “Culture and Management” - Global Strategies and Phases of Development - Cross cultural Management - Defining Culture - How do Cultures Vary? Chapter Two “How Do Cultural Differences Affect Organizations” - Individualism and Collectivism - Power Distance - Uncertainty Avoidance - Career Success and Quality of Life - Confucian Dynamism Chapter Three “Communicating Across Cultures” - Cross Cultural Communication - Cross Cultural Misperception - Cross Cultural Misinterpretation - Categories - Stereotypes - Sources of Misinterpretation - Subconscious Cultural Blinders - Lack of Cultural Self-Awareness - Projected Similarity - Cross-Cultural Misevaluation - Communication: Getting Their Meaning, Not Just Their Words - Understanding: Converging Meanings Chapter Four “Creating Cultural Synergy” - Problems of Diversity - Steps to Cultural Synergy - Approaches to Multicultural Situations o Cultural Dominance o Cultural Accommodation o Cultural Compromise o Cultural Avoidance o Cultural Synergy Chapter Five “Multicultural Teams” - Managing a Multicultural workforce - Types of Diversity in Teams - Cultural Diversity’s Impact on Teams - Productivity: Potential Advantages from Culturally Diverse Teams o More and Better Ideas o Limited Groupthink - Strategies to Manage Diversity o The extent that managers recognize their surrounding diversity determines the way management will manage diversity. o Three types of people o Cultural Synergy o Approaches |