Trompenaars Alfons Libros

An international manager has a tough job, coping with three different cultures: the culture of origin, the culture in which he or she is working and the culture of the organization. Fons Trompenaars has been studing the effects of culture on management for many years and he profoundly disagrees with the widely held theory that internationalization will create a common, worldwide culture. In this challenging book he claims that there is not, and can never be 'one best way of managing and organizing' regardless of where the company is located. RIDING THE WAVES OF CULTURE provides cultural insights into the global v. local dilema, and most importantly, gives readers a better understanding of their own culture and cultural differences in general Rich in case studies and anecdotes, the book is based upon the author's own experience plus field studies in 30 companies in a total of 50 countries, including Royal Dutch Airlines, KLM, Volvo, Lotus, Kodak, AT&T, Royal Dutch Shell, ICI, Heineken, Mars and Glaxo.

There are two volumes to Capitalism in Crisis. Volume 1 investigates what has gone wrong. Volume 2 responds to the challenge laid down in Volume 1.

Capitalism in Crisis is the combined insights of three of the world's top analytical brains who have been guiding businesses and governments in their quest to find answers and shape strategy. In this two-volume work, they have laid out the problems and shown the solutions in a highly accessible way using illustrations as well as text.

Nine visions of capitalism argues that capitalism does have a future despite its recent crises, but only if the standard Anglo-American model of capitalism absorbs the dynamism and flexibility of the German Mittelstand, pays heed to Singapore's hybridization model and learns from the world's vibrant immigrant communities.

Systemy wartości, zwyczaje, modele kulturowe, zwykłe kojarzone z rozwojem społecznym albo ze sztuką, są również podstawowym składnikiem sukcesu ekonomicznego. Sposób, w jaki członkowie poszczególnych społeczności postrzegają czas, rodzinę, historię, pokonują szczeble kariery, pojmują hierarchię – wszystko to silnie, często podświadomie wpływa na prowadzenie interesów. Jeżeli przyjrzymy się znaczeniu pracy, stylom zarządzania i taktykom negocjacyjnym w innych krajach, łatwiej nam będzie również dostrzec własne ograniczenia. W świecie, gdzie coraz więcej towarów i usług jest produktem międzynarodowej korporacji, poznaje i wykorzystanie walorów różnych kultur może przynieść wymierne ekonomiczne korzyści.