"Most business leaders struggle mightily when transitioning from working in the U.S. or any modern country to working in Shanghai, Dubai, Nairobi or Pune. Despite organizational efforts to facilitate this transition through training and coaching, leaders often find themselves bewildered and...

Intercultural training modules and programs need to be grounded in theory, and this paper presents a theoretical framework that is grounded in economy-based differences between countries, an area that has been hitherto neglected. The framework captures ten key economy-based differences that can...