This Handbook presents a comprehensive and contemporary compendium of the field of cross-cultural management (CCM). In recognition of current trends regarding migration, political ethnocentrisms and increasing nationalism, the chapters in this volume not only cover the traditional domains of CCM such as expatriation, global (virtual) teamwork and leadership, but also examine emerging topics such as bi/multi-culturalism, migration, religion and more, all considered from a global perspective. The result is a Handbook that acknowledges and builds on a variety of research traditions (from mainstream to critical), updates existing knowledge in relation to current challenges, and sets the direction for future research and developments, making this an invaluable resource for researchers in the field, and across related areas of international business, management, and intercultural relations. Part 1: Multiple Research Paradigms for the Study of Culture; Part 2: Research Methods in Cross-Cultural Management; Part 3: Cross-Cultural Management and Intersecting Fields of Study; Part 4: Individuals and Teams in Cross-Cultural Management; Part 5: Global mobility and Cross-Cultural Management; Part 6: Developing Intercultural Competence.

Cross-Cultural Issues in Knowledge Management: A Multi-Discourse Review

Cross-Cultural Issues in Knowledge Management: A Multi-Discourse Review

Cross-cultural issues in knowledge management: a multi-discourse review
Harun Emre Yildiz

Introduction

Effective management of knowledge is not only an imperative task for a firm to create and sustain its competitive advantage, but also a demanding process. This is because knowledge is a multi-faceted construct that is embedded in different parts of the firm in subtle ways. Management of knowledge is demanding also because it entails multiple parties with different, and sometimes irreconcilable, organizational contexts and cultures. Due to complex interactions between different constituents of knowledge and various elements of organizational context, it is a non-trivial undertaking to externalize knowledge from one organizational context and internalize it into another. Added to this, knowledge ...

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