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Summary
Summary
This volume is based on the premise that in an era of rapid globalization, while there is a great deal of convergence on many aspects of group processes and interactions across national cultures, it is the understanding and appreciation of the divergence among people of different national cultural backgrounds that make all the difference. Contributors to this volume address two broad important questions: Do our theories of groups and teams functioning apply universally? And how do our theories apply, if at all, in multicultural settings? In addition, this volume highlights new exciting topics in the cross-cultural area: power, time, creativity, emotions, networks, and multi-cultural diversity. Together, the chapters attest to the fact that study of national culture is flourishing and important. It not only informs but also modifies and enriches theories and research of group processes and social behavior. The collective effort in this book should stimulate further inquiry regarding the role of national culture in the increasingly globalized human experience. This book features an international representation. It addresses a variety of group processes. It investigates group processes in a multi-cultural environment (i.e., a global company).
Table of Contents
List of Contributors | p. ix |
National Culture and Groups: An Introduction | p. xiii |
Part I Comparing Group Processes Across Cultures | |
Toward an Understanding of Psychological Distance Reduction Between Generations: A Cross-Cultural Perspective | p. 3 |
Culture and Control: How Independent and Interdependent Selves Experience Agency and Constraint | p. 21 |
Power, Culture, and Action: Considerations in the Expression and Enactment of Power in East Asian and Western Societies | p. 53 |
A Model of Paternalistic Organizational Control and Group Creativity | p. 75 |
Dynamics of Trust in Guanxi Networks | p. 95 |
Temporality in Negotiations: A Cultural Perspective | p. 115 |
Culture, Affect, and Social Influence in Decision-Making Groups | p. 147 |
Question Comprehension and Response: Implications of Individualism and Collectivism | p. 173 |
Part II Group Processes in Multicultural Settings | |
Managing the Intercultural Interface: Third Cultures, Antecedents, and Consequences | p. 205 |
Managing Challenges in Multicultural Teams | p. 233 |
An Emotion Process Model for Multicultural Teams | p. 263 |
Cultural Intelligence and the Multinational Team Experience: Does the Experience of Working in a Multinational Team Improve Cultural Intelligence? | p. 299 |
Global Work Culture and Global Identity, as a Platform for a Shared Understanding in Multicultural Teams | p. 325 |
Bringing Culture to the Table... | p. 353 |