The Multicultural Mind

Author David C. Thomas

Publisher Berrett-Koehler

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David C. Thomas

David C Thomas (Ph.D, University of South Carolina) is Professor of International Management at Simon Fraser University, Canada. He is the author of seven books including Cross-Cultural Management: Essential Concepts, (Sage) and Cultural Intelligence: People Skills for Global Business (Berrett-Koehler), as well as numerous journal articles on cross-cultural interactions in organizational settings. He is currently the Associate Editor of the Journal of Cross-Cultural Management and serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of World Business, Journal of Organizational Behavior and the Journal of Management.

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Berrett-Koehler

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2016

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9781626561021

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eBook

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9th Grade - 170

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Globalization has created a superheated competitive business environment that demands innovation to stay ahead. But it's also created a hidden source of innovation right in your midst: the people in your organization who have deep experience in more than one culture-multiculturals. Having to integrate different cultural frameworks has enabled them to develop abilities that can contribute powerfully to building innovative organizations.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Introducing Multiculturals: The Multicultural Mind and Innovation.
1: A Resource Hiding in Plain Sight: Multiculturals and Innovation.
2: Why Mexicans Speak Spanish: Sources of Cultural Identity.
3: Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child: How Confronting Cultural Differences Results in a Multicultural Mind.
Understanding Multiculturals: Their Skills and How They See Themselves and the World.
4: Neoricans, Mexican Americans, and Catalan Spanish: The Many Ways in which Individuals Experience and Manage their Multiculturalism.
5: Singing Sea Chanteys does not Make You a Sailor: Language and Multiculturalism in an Organizational Context.
6: Where are You from—really?: Observable Differences and Developing a Multicultural Mind.
Leveraging the Multicultural Mind: Creating an Innovative Organization.
7: I am Feeling very Olympic Today, How about You?: The Influence of the Situation on Multiculturals and Innovation.
8: I Get by with a Little Help from my Friends: The Roles of Multiculturals in Teams and Organizations.
9: The Needs of the Many Outweigh the Needs of the Few: Leveraging the Skills of Multiculturals and Building an Innovative Organization.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.
About the Author.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Introducing Multiculturals: The Multicultural Mind and Innovation.
1: A Resource Hiding in Plain Sight: Multiculturals and Innovation.
2: Why Mexicans Speak Spanish: Sources of Cultural Identity.
3: Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child: How Confronting Cultural Differences Results in a Multicultural Mind.
Understanding Multiculturals: Their Skills and How They See Themselves and the World.
4: Neoricans, Mexican Americans, and Catalan Spanish: The Many Ways in which Individuals Experience and Manage their Multiculturalism.
5: Singing Sea Chanteys does not Make You a Sailor: Language a
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