1st Edition
French Resistance Individuals Versus the Company in French Corporate Life
By Michael Johnson
Copyright 1996
128 Pages
by
Routledge
128 Pages
by
Routledge
128 Pages
by
Routledge
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This study examines France's determination to remain aloof and unaffected as the world economy threatens the French way of doing business. Describing the difficulty in initiating change in French organizations, the author tells of the obstacles he encountered in attempting to modernize the working practices of a Paris firm. His observations are based upon customs and habits peculiar to the French,... Read more
PART I Learning to Love Hierarchy; Chapter 1 The Perils of Cultural Cross-Dressing; Chapter 2 Spotting Those Barriers to Change; Chapter 3 The Big Standoff in the Workplace; Chapter 4 The Missing Interface at the Top; PART II What Makes Them Tick; Chapter 5 Managing Uncontrolled Spontaneity; Chapter 6 Privacy: Don’t Ask Me Where I Live; Chapter 7 Considering ‘Foolish Consistency’; Chapter 8 Elitism at its Best and Worst; PART III Eating and Talking – What They Do Best; Chapter 9 How Quickly the Barriers Crumble; Chapter 10 Words: The Subtlest Weapon; Chapter 11 The Crooked Road Forward;
Biography
Michael Johnson
