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作者：Harrison, GL; McKinnon, JL; Wu, A; Chow, CW
作者单位：Macquarie University; National Chengchi University; California State University System; San Diego State University
摘要：We used structured questionnaires and interviews to explore cultural factors affecting adaptation to fluid workgroups and teams in Taiwan and Australia, proxying for Chinese and Anglo-American societies, Consistent with collectivist, high power distance culture, we find members of Taiwanese organizations to have more difficulty adapting to fluid teams with changing membership and leadership. The results have implications for the implementation of flexible organization structures and interactio...
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作者：Athanassiou, N; Nigh, D
作者单位：Northeastern University; University of South Carolina System; University of South Carolina Columbia
摘要：This study investigates the effects of several dimensions of internationalization on the behavior of MNCs' top management teams. The effects include top executives' personal presence in foreign markets, their participation in meetings about international strategic issues, and their tacit knowledge of the firms' international business activities.
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作者：Thomas, A; Bendixen, M
作者单位：University of Witwatersrand
摘要：The Hofstede (1994) dimensions of culture were measured for 586 middle managers in South Africa. A similarity on these dimensions was found between the ethnic groups, Both management culture and perceived management effectiveness were found to be independent of both race and the dimensions of culture. These findings suggest that employee diversity in the workplace should not adversely affect management performance.
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作者：Nachum, L
摘要：This paper attempts to examine theoretically and empirically the explanatory power of concepts drawn from economic geography for the explanation of the location of TNCs. it combines concepts from economic geography and international business theories in a model that seeks to explain the location of Transnational Corporations (TNCs), and tests the model on financial and professional service FDI to the US. The findings suggest a need to extend the conventional location model of international bus...
