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The process of globalization has brought into focus the central role of culture in understanding work behavior. In parallel to the accelerating process of globalization, there has been an explosion of empirical studies on culture and organizational behavior. Written by a diverse group of experts in the field, this handbook provides critical knowledge on how cultures vary, and how culture influences basic psychological processes, communication, trust, social networks, leadership, and negotiation. It also covers how to manage multicultural teams, culture and human resource management practices, joint ventures, organizational change, and more.

The process of globalisation has brought into focus the central role of culture in understanding work behaviour. In parallel to the accelerating process of globalisation, there has been an explosion of empirical studies on culture and organisational behaviour. Written by a diverse group of experts in the field, this handbook provides critical knowledge on how cultures vary, and how culture influences basic psychological processes, communication, trust, social networks, leadership, and negotiation. It also covers how to manage multicultural teams, culture and human resource management practices, joint ventures, organisational change, and more.

"The Oxford Handbook of Cross-Cultural Organizational Behavior comprises 28 chapters organized in six sections that provide the most recent and compelling evidence that cross-cultural and global perspectives are essential to understanding organizational behavior. Part I of the Handbook begins with a discussion of fundamental theoretical and methodological issues in cross-cultural OB research. Part II focuses on Culture and Organizational Entry, including culture and recruitment and selection, training and development, appraisal and management of performance, and careers across the lifespan. Part III turns to Culture and Individual Behavior in Organizations, focusing on cultural influences on motivation, job attitudes, justice, creativity, deviance, and stress and well-being. Part IV moves to Social Dynamics in Organizations, with chapters on cultural influences on trust, leadership, teams, communication, and conflict and negotiation. Part V examines Culture at the Organizational Level, including culture and social networks, strategic management, and organizational change and development. Part VI turns to the Cross-Cultural Organizational Interface, including culture and consumer behavior, work-family dynamics, global mobility, joint ventures and alliances, multinational enterprises and Global HRM (human resource management), corporate social responsibility and sustainability, and cultural intelligence and global identity. The final chapter analyzes the research-practice interface and gaps within cross-cultural OB. The authors reflect on our seminal theories and empirical discoveries and provide a thoughtful window into the future of research in cross-cultural OB for decades to come. With a science-practitioner model in mind, they also identify key practical insights for managers operating in this brave new globalized world"--

With 'change' serving as the central theme of this edited volume, contributing authors have advanced new and insightful frameworks to analyze vast empirical data in order to explain the dynamics of cross-national variation, values, political engagement, morality, and development in the Middle East and North Africa in light of the Arab Spring. Methodological issues in survey research are also addressed in this volume.

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The European Union is in the process of abolishing the bi-annual clock change. Against this backdrop, we analyze how daylight and twilight affect the sustainable transport mode of cycling, and find that better daylight conditions generally lead to higher levels of cycling. The extent of this effect depends on the type of traffic and the time of day. An all-year implementation of Daylight Saving Time would then lead to an increase in overall cycling levels of around 3.14 %–3.37 %, compared to an all-year Standard Time. This would imply an increase of around 1.27–1.36 billion cycled kilometers per year in Germany alone. Additionally, we provide monetary estimates for the external effects of such changes in cycling levels.

MDS (multidimensional scaling) is a technique that enables researchers to uncover the spatial representation or "hidden structure" that underlies & defines behavioral data -- such as negotiator or disputant perceptions & preferences. Although MDS has wide-ranging theoretical & applied appeal, it has been highly underutilized in the conflict & negotiation literature. In this paper, we seek to illustrate the promise that MDS offers in the study of conflict & negotiation. We begin with a discussion of how MDS can be differentiated from other multivariate techniques, such as factor analysis. Next we provide a brief overview of multidimensional scaling techniques -- highlighting the various methods available for collecting proximity data & the computer analysis programs that can be used to analyze them. We further review the nature of the results & the ways in which they are interpreted. We conclude with some examples of the types of questions that have been addressed using MDS in the conflict & negotiation literature & a discussion about the promise this technique has for future research. References. Adapted from the source document.

The field of culture and psychology is one of the fastest growing areas in the social sciences. The Handbook of Advances in Culture and Psychology, Volume 10 belongs to the only annual series that offers state-of-the-art reviews of scholarly research programs in this burgeoning field

The field of culture and psychology is one of the fastest growing areas in the social sciences. The Handbook of Advances in Culture and Psychology, Volume 10 belongs to the only annual series that offers state-of-the-art reviews of scholarly research programs in this burgeoning field.

The field of culture and psychology is one of the fastest growing areas in the social sciences. The Handbook of Advances in Culture and Psychology, Volume 9 belongs to the only annual series that offers state-of-the-art reviews of scholarly research programs in this burgeoning field.