Transnational Organizations and Cross-Cultural Workplaces

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-349-70577-1
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan

Buch, Englisch, 294 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 411 g

This work explores everyday face-to-face interactions between expatriate and host national employees in cross-cultural offices of transnational organizations and corporations. Applying the concepts of cosmopolitanism, social capital, and network theory, the book highlights both “closure” and “openness” in interpersonal interactions thus presenting more nuanced ways of understanding employees’ transnational business/social connections. It also offers useful suggestions, such as the importance of developing a sense of respect for each other, for those who work in transnational office environments in both home and host societies. The author based her findings on one year of intensive fieldwork in Indonesia, which provides an intimate look at the transnational relationships between Japanese expatriate employees and Indonesian host national co-workers. Social science and international business scholars will embrace this ethnographic study of the relationships formed by these professional migrations.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shimoda, Yukimi

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Materielle Kultur, Wirtschaftsethnologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Ethnographie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Internationales Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Personalwesen, Human Resource Management

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I  Porous Space
Chapter 1  Transnational Encounters: Openness And Closure In Porous Spaces Chapter 2  Transnational Offices
Part Ii  Interactions
Chapter 3  Living In A Bubble?Chapter 4  Porous Space: Coping With Differences And FamiliaritiesChapter 5  Mediators: Trust In Individuals And GroupsChapter 6  Scale Of Groups And Communities Part Iii  From A Distance Chapter 7  Transnational Business/social Ties: Consequences Of InteractionsChapter 8  Conclusion: Insights From Porous SpacesEpilogue: From The Sky And From The Earth

Über Autor(innen)

Yukimi Shimoda is a Research Fellow at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Research Institute, Japan, and Honorary Research Fellow at The University of Western Australia. Her research interests include mobility, cross-cultural interaction, transnational connection, migration, networks, and inclusive business.