Kimio Kase, Alesia Slocum, Yingying Zhang

Asian Versus Western Management Thinking

Its Culture-Bound Nature

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Produktbeschreibung

'Navigating paradigm changes is a critical element of businessleadership: analog to digital; brand to retailer to consumer; reasonto emotion; West to East. Anything that illuminates thesepowershifts is valuable for the fast-moving decision-maker, andin this respect Asian versus Western Management Thinking is afirst-rate inquiry into cultural business behaviors. Insular frameworksof thinking and action matter less by the second. I'm anAnd/And practitioner and my experience of bridging businessbetween East and West, and vice versa, suggests we need toknow the human distinctions that matter and the harmoniesthat will matter even more. Between the covers of this book byKimio Kase and colleagues, business moves forward.' Kevin Roberts, CEO Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi, Lovemarks Company 'Having lived and worked my entire life in various countriesaround the world, I agree with the authors' premise that Asiansand Westerners often approach business problems from differentangles. Rather than focusing on differences, I welcome thestrength that comes from diversity. As my experience atRenault and Nissan has demonstrated, the richest solutionscome when ideas are challenged or questioned by people whohave a different perspective. This book illustrates the value ofaccepting diverging ideas as a fact of life that can be used toenhance the world in which we all live and work.' Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Renault-Nissan Alliance 'A most welcome addition to the unbalanced managementliterature about the 'analytical' West and the 'synthetic' East.For too long the field has been dominated by comparisons ofcultural value systems which paradoxically tell us precious littleabout how habits of mind influence management thinking andpractice in different parts of the world over time. At a timewhen the world's economic centre of gravity is visibly shiftingto Asia, this really is a most timely book.' Nigel Holden, Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for International Business at the University of Leeds, UK

Produktdetails

• The Nonaka Series on Knowledge and Innovation
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-230-27293-4
• 2011 edition
• Seitenzahl: 381
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. August 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 149mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9780230272934
• ISBN-10: 0230272932
• Artikelnr.: 33253296

Autorenporträt

KIMIO KASE is Professor at IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Spain. He has written and contributed to several books and articles, published both in Spanish outlets and international journals such as the International Marketing Review. ALESIA SLOCUM is Professor of Management and Marketing at St Louis University, Madrid, Spain. She has a Doctorate in Business Administration from Cranfield University, UK. YING YING ZHANG is a Professor at CUNEF, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain. Before starting her academic career, Professor Zhang worked extensively in international business between Spain and China including negotiation, consulting and cross-cultural training.  

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Philosophical perspectives on knowledge and cognition Epistemological perspective Cognitive science perspective Cross-cultural management perspective Theoretical framework Conclusions and Discussions

Rezensionen

'Navigating paradigm changes is a critical element of business leadership: analog to digital; brand to retailer to consumer; reason to emotion; West to East. Anything that illuminates these powershifts is valuable for the fast-moving decision-maker, and in this respect Asian versus Western Management Thinking is a first-rate inquiry into cultural business behaviors. Insular frameworks of thinking and action matter less by the second. I'm an And/And practitioner and my experience of bridging business between East and West, and vice versa, suggests we need to know the human distinctions that matter and the harmonies that will matter even more. Between the covers of this book by Kimio Kase and colleagues, business moves forward.' - Kevin Roberts, CEO Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi, Lovemarks Company 'Having lived and worked my entire life in various countries around the world, I agree with the authors' premise that Asians and Westerners often approach business problems from different angles. Rather than focusing on differences, I welcome the strength that comes from diversity. As my experience at Renault and Nissan has demonstrated, the richest solutions come when ideas are challenged or questioned by people who have a different perspective. This book illustrates the value of accepting diverging ideas as a fact of life that can be used to enhance the world in which we all live and work.' - Carlos Ghosn, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Renault-Nissan Alliance