This volume provides an evaluation of frameworks for understanding cross-cultural differences as they affect workplace behaviour and the management of people. It also examines the inter-cultural competencies needed by managers dealing with employees from different cultural backgrounds
Addressing the complex issues that knowledge-based work organizations face in the early 21st century, this text combines a managerial approach, aimed to help managers meet increasingly challenging performance targets, with a critical perspective that questions and looks deeper into the research behind the theories.
Aidan Walsh faces job loss as the last factory in his struggling Welsh town prepares to close. He devises a surprising plan, leading to a story that delves into love, friendship, family, and community, highlighting themes of humor, human frailty, resourcefulness, and triumph.