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"How do business leaders think as a result of their national culture? This book provides a discussion and comparative analysis of five major cultures - American, Arab, Chinese, Japanese and Scandinavian - and how they reveal themselves in business practice." "Business Leadership and Culture will enlighten students, scholars and business people about the consequences of culture for international business and management."--Jacket.

To succeed in the global marketplace for new goods and services, American corporations must learn how to innovate and develop new businesses better and faster than their competition. To do this requires a special culture - one that is much different from the traditional culture of American business. Oden's unique book looks, for the first time, at the relationships among these elements - innovation, intrapreneurship, and corporate culture - and points...

WorldCom. Enron. Tyco. Shocking accusations of dishonesty and silent complicity have dominated headlines recently, and cost the American economy trillions of dollars. Clearly, dishonesty doesn't pay. Drawing from these stories, as well as from more positive ones, Absolute Honesty shows how to establish and maintain a culture where honest communication is the norm, and employees can speak openly without fear of retribution. The book illustrates the...

Basch reveals six elements of a successful, customer-focused business culture: vision, values, goals, relevance, feedback, and actions. The book builds on these elements with examples and case studies of techniques used by FedEx, UPS, and Cisco. Includes appendices titled, "The Vision of the Ideal at a Federal Express Station," and "The UPS Philosophy as Stated by its Founder."