1. The Management of International Organizational Behavior
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Learning Objectives
Define international organizational behavior
Understand why it is important to study IOB
Compare industrialization and culture as explanations for IOB
Know the role of theory in the study of IOB
Explain the benefits of the comparative perspective for studying IOB
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Globalization
A social process in which the constraints of geography on social and cultural arrangements recede, and in which people become increasingly aware that they are receding
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4. What is International Organizational Behavior?
The study of behavior in organizations around the world
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5. Why U.S. OB Theories are Different From IOB Theories
U.S. OB theories not sensitive to national cultural differences
U.S. studies focus on individual roles and group functioning
U.S. methodology emphasizes the scientific method
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Why Study IOB?
Competitive Advantage
Understanding Organizations
Understanding Own and Others’ Cultures
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Explaining IOB
Industrialization Vs. Culture
Limitations of Cultural Explanations
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Theory and IOB
Normative Vs. Descriptive Theory
Value Judgments - Ethnocentrism and Culture Shock
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9. Examples of the Comparative Perspective
Global Processes - Globalization of the International Financial Industry
Management Pluralism- Cultural Factors Influencing Management Approach
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10. Convergence or Divergence?
Globalization
Transformation of Work
Major Cities as Centers of Power and Control
Distinct Cultural Elements Influence Management of Organizations
Differences in Management Philosophies and Practices
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11. Implications for Managers
Understand How Culture Influences OB
Distinguish between Normative and Descriptive Theories
Evaluate Theories
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