The information and communications revolution has hastened the process of globalization in today's world of business. Consequently, businesses, even small and mid-sized companies, are confronted with cultural diversity when these companies become internationally active. Yet only few businesses...

This paper describes psychological contracts and how they are created. Even though the phenomenon of the psychological contract can be observed in a variety of relationships, this paper solely discusses psychological contracts in business settings. The paper discusses in particular how...

Global agierende Publikumsgesellschaften werden zunehmend mit dem spezifischen Verhalten einer kulturell diversen Investorenöffentlichkeit konfrontiert. Vor diesem Hintergrund werden in vorliegender Publikation entsprechende Hypothesen in Bezug auf ausgewählte kulturell bedingte Probleme an...

Countries with the highest labor productivity overwhelmingly lie in the world's temperate climatic zones far away from the equator. The question we address is whether climatic conditions as measured by distance from the equator remain correlated with labor productivity after other variables are...

Perspectives to the study of intercultural conflict management -- Moving from conflict to harmony : the role of dialogue in bridging differences / Benjamin J. Broome -- A dialogic approach to intercultural conflict management and harmonious relationship : dialogue, ethics and culture / Yuxin Jia...

This book is among the first to systematically analyze and discuss the Chinese government's 'One Belt, One Road' initiative to promote infrastructure investment and economic development, bringing together a diverse range of scholars from China, Russia, and Eastern Europe. The book assembles a...

In Japan, evidence of the country's Westernization abounds, yet despite appearances, it has remained "uniquely" Japanese. For this reason, the uninformed Westerner doing business there will find it difficult and even frustrating to work with Japanese unless he or she gains a good understanding...