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Face, Harmony, and Social Structure P. Christopher Earley (Professor of Management at the Graduate School of Management, Professor of Management at the Graduate School of Management, University of California at Irvine, USA)

Face, Harmony, and Social Structure By P. Christopher Earley (Professor of Management at the Graduate School of Management, Professor of Management at the Graduate School of Management, University of California at Irvine, USA)

Summary

This book continues the author's work on understanding the differences among people within organizations in different cultures. It develops a mid-range theory of individual behaviour, self-concept, and interpersonal process in predicting cultural differences in organizational settings.

Face, Harmony, and Social Structure Summary

Face, Harmony, and Social Structure: An Analysis of Organizational Behavior Across Cultures by P. Christopher Earley (Professor of Management at the Graduate School of Management, Professor of Management at the Graduate School of Management, University of California at Irvine, USA)

Face, Harmony, and Social Structure continues author P. Christopher Earley's investigations of the differences among people within organizations in different cultures. In this study, Earley develops a mid-range theory of individual behaviour, self-concept, and interpersonal process in predicting cultural differences in organizational settings. This work represents a new theory of self-presentation and face within a cross-cultural context, integrating a cross-level approach ranging from the individual to the organization and to the societal levels of discussion.

Face, Harmony, and Social Structure Reviews

'I would recommend this book as an important addition to your preparations for India. His framework will work for you regardless of location, because it links you to differences in values and to different behavioyral cultural phenomena.' Financial Times 5/5/1999 by John W Hunt

About P. Christopher Earley (Professor of Management at the Graduate School of Management, Professor of Management at the Graduate School of Management, University of California at Irvine, USA)

P. Christopher Earley is the Corporate Partners Research Professor of Management at the Graduate School of Management, University of California, Irvine and Professor of Organization Behavior at the London Business School. He is the author of five books and numerous articles and book chapters, and his most recent publications include Culture, Self-Identity, and Work (Oxford University Press 1993) and The Transplanted Executive: Managing in Different Cultures (Oxford University Press 1997).

Table of Contents

1: Introduction and Overview 2: General Framework and Model 3: Face and Social Context 4: Mianzi as a Form of Face 5: Lian as a Form of Face 6: The Social Actor 7: Harmony and Face 8: Societal Context 9: Organizational Context and Content 10: Resulting Patterns and Consequences 11: Conclusions and Research Agenda References Index

Additional information

NPB9780195110074
9780195110074
0195110072
Face, Harmony, and Social Structure: An Analysis of Organizational Behavior Across Cultures by P. Christopher Earley (Professor of Management at the Graduate School of Management, Professor of Management at the Graduate School of Management, University of California at Irvine, USA)
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Oxford University Press Inc
1997-11-20
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