Constructive Intercultural Management

Christoph Barmeyer, Chair of Intercultural Communication, University of Passau, Germany, Madeleine Bausch, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Chile, Chile and Ulrike Mayrhofer, IAE Nice, Université Côte d'Azur, France

• Contents1 What this book is about and why it is worth readingPART I UNDERSTANDING CONSTRUCTIVE INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT2 Interculturality in a global context 3 Culture(s) and cultural dimensions 4 Models for intercultural analysis 5 Negotiated interculturality PART II EXPERIENCING CONSTRUCTIVE INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT6 Intercultural leadership 7 Intercultural teams 8 Transfer of management practices 9 Intercultural communication and language PART III DESIGNING CONSTRUCTIVE INTERCULTURAL MANAGEMENT10 Intercultural complementarity and synergy 11 Intercultural competence 12 Intercultural organizational development 13 Towards constructive interculturality in organizations References

‘In this book, Barmeyer, Bausch, and Mayrhofer provide insights into concepts related to intercultural and cross-cultural management. They draw upon leading and prominent research, explaining key concepts and findings in an understandable fashion, and illustrate these with a plethora of real-world examples. They also provide practical solutions, suggesting how individual, organizational, and societal level factors can develop constructive interculturality. This research-grounded and practical-oriented book may help students, practitioners, and organizations adapt, learn, and thrive in intercultural contexts.’