scholarly journals Towards a Comprehensive Procedure for Developing Measurement Scales for Cross-Cultural Management Research

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Caramelli ◽  
Fons J. R. van de Vijver
Keyword(s):  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Measurement Scales ◽  
Cultural Management ◽  
Comparative Management ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Cross Cultural Management

A procedure for developing and testing measurement scales for use in cross-cultural comparative management research is described. The procedure emphasizes the combination of adequate instrument design if a new instrument is used or adequate adaptation procedures if working with an existing instrument and state-of-the-art statistical analyses (notably multigroup confirmatory factor analysis) to test the adequacy of the scales in all groups. The procedure is illustrated in a study of competitive orientation among French, Mexican, US and Italian employees of multinational corporations.

scholarly journals MANAGING CROSS-CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS OF THAILAND

2018 ◽  
pp. 61-72
Author(s):  
Shiva Rajpal ◽  
Irina Onyusheva
Keyword(s):  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Geographic Region ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Management ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
Cross Cultural Differences ◽  
Political Ideologies ◽  
The World ◽  
Cross Cultural Management ◽  
Global Project

As corporations expand and their business activities increase, their focus is not limited only to the local geographic region but to the world. This, in turn, has led to the emergence of multinational corporations, sometimes called transnational corporations or even global firms. With the advent of new political ideologies, multinational corporations have found their firm footing all around the world. Having a cross-cultural team can help in providing a varied experience and advanced thinking in the establishment of competitive position among organizations. Definitely, there could be some interference in completing projects due to this diversity but the manager should be better equipped to face this challenge so that to avoid and prevent cultural misunderstandings. In this paper we will try to look at some of the theories related to cross-cultural management and some methods such as motivational training of employees dealing with the related issues. The paper shows that global project management can succeed through culturally aware leadership, cross-cultural communication, and mutual respect.

Communication (Intercultural and Multicultural) at Play for Cross Cultural Management within Multinational Corporations (MNCs)

2016 ◽  
pp. 1781-1811
Author(s):  
Ben Tran
Keyword(s):  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Communication ◽  
Cultural Management ◽  
Cross Cultural Communication ◽  
General Management ◽  
The World ◽  
Cross Cultural Management ◽  
Foreign Enterprises ◽  
General Communication

With the globalization of economy, multinational corporations (MNCs) and joint ventures are expanding across the world, and China's vast market is attracting more foreign enterprises. Hence, misunderstanding, or even conflicts in employees' communication and cooperation in these cross-cultural enterprises exist more often than not. Compared with the general management activities, cross-cultural communication is more difficult than the general communication. Therefore, how to overcome the barriers in cross-cultural communication and how to achieve effective communication among employees is a common problem of all cross-cultural aMNCs. Hence, the purpose of this chapter is on communication, intercultural communication and multicultural communication in MNCs. The chapter will cover the meaning of multinational corporations, as well as language and diversity, and the roles that language and diversity play in MNCs. The chapter will conclude with factors to be sensitive about when becoming effective cross cultural managers for MNCs.

scholarly journals Cross-cultural management research: Topics, paradigms, and methods—A journal-based longitudinal analysis between 2001 and 2018

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 218-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Barmeyer ◽  
Madeleine Bausch ◽  
Daniel Moncayo
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Research Topics ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Cultural Management ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
Cross Cultural Management ◽  
Leading Journals

Cross-cultural management (CCM) research comprises a variety of disciplines with different thematic, paradigmatic, and methodological assumptions. Since there has been no systematic analysis of the development of topics, paradigms, and methods, this article draws a landscape of these analyzing 777 articles published in two leading journals between 2001 and 2018. Results show that corporate culture, human resource management, and cultural dimensions are main topics in CCM and that positivist and quantitative papers outweigh interpretive and qualitative articles. We examine a convergence of the positivist and interpretive paradigm in 2016 and 2017, what might indicate a possible upcoming paradigmatic shift in CCM. However, positivist articles rise again since 2017. Using computer-aided tools, this study serves as a basis for future literature reviews.

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