1st Edition

Cross-cultural Challenges in International Management

Edited By Bruno Amann, Jacques Jaussaud Copyright 2021
270 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

270 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

270 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The development of international business and of globalization in every field of activity requires the interaction of individuals and groups with diverse cultural, religious, ethnic and social characteristics in different institutional contexts. Cross-cultural Challenges in International Management addresses the various difficulties that may impede smooth communication and cooperation of those... Read more

1. Introduction and overview 

 

Bruno AMANN, Jacques JAUSSAUD 

 

Part 1. Cultural and Societal Challenges in Strategic Decision Making

 

2. How to survive in an unstable environment for a long time to come: a study of firms operating in Tunisia during the democratic transition 

 

Alya CHARFI, Jamil CHAABOUNI 

 

3 Asymmetric Alliances and SMEs’ Internationalization  

 

Zoubeyda MAHAMADOU  

 

4 Autonomy or abandonment? An analysis of authority figures in the context of international post-acquisition integration 

 

Yasmine SALEH, Emna MOALLA  

 

5 Cultural challenges and quality management practices of a German multinational in Brazil 

 

Madeleine BAUSCH, Christoph BARMEYER and Ulrike MAYRHOFER 

 

Part 2. Ethical and social responsibility issues in international management.

 

6. CSR Action Mechanisms of International Companies: An analysis in the Light of African Realities

 

Suzanne M. Apitsa

 

7. The ethical tools of multinationals: a proof of cultural diversity

 

Hamza ASSHIDI

 

8. The long march of CSR in China: from Confucius to the teachings of Business Schools

 

Gildas LUSTEAU, Isabelle BARTH

 

9. "Islamic Ethics and the Spirit of Capitalism": The case of MÜSİAD in Turkey

 

Laure DIKMEN

 

Part 3. The challenges of cross-cultural issues in international management.

 

10. The Limits of Managerialism for International Enterprise in India

 

John Eustice O’BRIEN, Josiane MARTIN-O’BRIEN

 

11. Environmental considerations when purchasing transport services: A Comparison of management approaches between Swedish and French Shippers

 

Nathalie TOURATIER-MULLER, Dan ANDERSSON

 

12.  Does International Mobility Really Increase Students’ Intercultural Competence?

 

Anne BARTEL-RADIC, Marie-Estelle BINET

 

13. Are intercultural competences at the centre of job-market demands?

 

Sophie WODOCIAG, Axelle LUTZ, Chiara GHISLIERI

 

14. Conclusion

 

Bruno AMANN, Jacques JAUSSAUD

 

Biography

Bruno Amann is Professor in Management Sciences at Paul Sabatier University in Toulouse, France. He is also associate Professor in Tianjin Foreign Studies University (China).  

Jacques Jaussaud is Professor in Management Sciences at the University of Pau (UPPA), Pau, France.