Management and Culture in an Enlarged European Commission: From Diversity to Unity?

By Carolyn Ban

Book Overview

List of Tables Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. Structure, Culture, and Management: The Status Quo Ante 2. The European Commission and the Process of Enlargement 3 The Kinnock Reforms: Preparing for Enlargement, Changing Culture? 4. The Outsiders Come in: Self-selection, Selection and Socialization of Entry-level Staff 5. Fitting in or Standing out? The Arrival of Managers from the New Member States 6. Nationality: Why it Matters Less than Expected 7. Gender: Why it Matters More than Expected 8. Language, Culture, and Management: the Impact of Enlargement on Language Use in the Commission Conclusions Bibliography

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349321826
• ISBN13: 9781349321827
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 273 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"