Doing Business: A Cross-Cultural Guide

By Rongxing Guo

The book presents various methods of and tactics to doing business across different cultures. It discusses the major cultures of the world, with a special focus on their influences on business administration and economic management. It applies a dedicated set of established theories and methodologies from economics and management science. In the book, the author develops some new methods and techniques in order to improve the efficiency of cross-cultural trade and other economic activities. Springing from the author's multicultural working experiences during the past decades, the contents of this book prove useful to researchers and practitioners dealing with cross-cultural businesses and other economic issues, as well as to MBA and other master degree students studying business administration, international economics and cross-cultural strategic management.Contents: Acknowledgments viiIntroduction 1Chapter 1 Concepts and Facts 7Chapter 2 Culture and Economics 29Chapter 3 Cross-Cultural Economic Differences 53Chapter 4 Multicultural Economic Development and Policy 83Chapter 5 Managing Cultural and Economic Differences 113Chapter 6 Doing Business across Cultures 145Chapter 7 Cross-Cultural Conflict Management 165Appendix Linguistic and Religious Diversity Indexes of the World 183Bibliography 189

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1453742050
• ISBN13: 9781453742051
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"