Culture on Display invites the reader to visit culture. Reflecting on the contemporary proliferation of sites displaying culture in visitable form, it offers fresh ways of thinking about tourism, leisure and heritage. Bella Dicks locates diverse exhibitionary locations within wider social,...

While public relations practice has become increasingly globalized, scholars are still behind in theorizing about the intersections of culture, communication, and power at this level of practice. This volume emphasizes theories and concepts that highlight global interconnectedness through a...

In the 150 years since the birth of the petroleum industry oil has saturated our culture, fueling our cars and wars, our economy and policies. But just as thoroughly, culture saturates oil. So what exactly is "oil culture"? This book pursues an answer through petrocapitalism's history in...

Das Versicherungswesen ist in allen Ländern der Welt unterschiedlich ausgeprägt, selbst wenn die Risiken bei den Wirtschaftssubjekten zum Teil gleich oder sogar identisch sind. Dieses Phänomen wird als nationale Versicherungskultur verstanden. Eine nationale Versicherungskultur ist durch eine...

The Walt Disney Company has grown into a diversified global media giant, but is it still possible to identify a coherent Disney ethos? Examining everything from theme parks to merchandising to animation to live-action films, Disney Culture proposes that they all follow a core corporate...

Praise for Going Global "The very concept of globalization is evolving, and this book provides a useful toolkit to those who want to capitalize on the opportunities that the global workplace offers." -Wayne F. Cascio, Ph.D., editor, Journal of World Business, Robert H. Reynolds Chair in Global...

Front Cover -- Title Page -- Colophon -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Richard -- Mary -- Acknowledgements -- Part One: Communicating, Negotiating and Managing in India -- Chapter One: The Business Culture of India -- Business Culture: A Definition -- National Business Cultures -- Nordic...