Henry W. Lane & Martha Maznevski 
The Blackwell Handbook of Global Management [PDF ebook] 
A Guide to Managing Complexity

This book provides an overview of current approaches and research
in the field of international organizations with a focus on
implementation issues in a globalized context.

* * Written by a team of recognized leaders in the field,
associated with the growing and influential International
Organizations Network (ION).

* Covers topical issues such as managing virtual teams and
globalization.

* Makes a cohesive statement about the field of international
organizations.

* Is written with a focus on implementation issues.

* Offers a solid contribution to the closing of the gap between
researchers and practitioners.

Table of Content

List of Figures.

List on the Contributors.

Preface.

Introducing ION: The International Organization Network.

How ION Works.

Blackwell Handbook of Global Management: A Guide to Managing
Global Complexity: The Process.

Part I: Introduction: Understanding People and
Context:.

1. Globalization: Hercules Meets Buddha: Henry W. Lane, Martha
L. Maznevski, Mark Mendenhall.

2. People in Global Organizations: Culture, Personality and
Social.

Dynamics – Mary Yoko Brannen, Carolina Gomez, Mark F. Peterson,
Laurence Romani, Lilach Sagiv.

Part II: Global Competencies:.

3. Global Competencies: An Introduction: Alan Bird, Joyce S.
Osland.

4. The Crucial Yet Illusive Global Mindset: Nakiye Boyacigiller,
Schon Beechler, Sully Taylor, Orly Levy.

5. Interpersonal Skills:.

Part A. Mindful Communication: David C. Thomas, Joyce S.
Osland.

Part B. Creating and Building Trust: Ellen Whitener, Guenter
Stahl.

6. The System Level Skills of Gobal Competency:.

Part A. Boundary Spanning: Schon Beechler, Mikael Sondergaard,
Edwin Miller, Alan Bird.

Part B. Building Community Through Change: Joyce S. Osland, Alan
Bird.

Part C. Ethical Decision-Making: Jeanne Mc Nett, Mikael
Sondergaard.

Part III: Teaming and Leading:.

7. Leading in a Global Context: Vision in Complexity: Deanne N.
den Hartog.

8. Designing and Forming Global Teams: Julia C. Gluesing,
Cristina B. Gibson.

9. Effective Team Processes for Global Teams: Sue Canney
Davison, Bjorn Z. Ekelund.

10. Performance Management in Global Teams: Bradley L. Kirkman,
Deanne N. Den Hartog.

Part IV: Executing Strategic Initiatives Globally:.

11. Managing Knowledge in Global Organizations: Tatiana Kostova,
Nicholas Athanassiou, Iris Berdrow.

12. External Sourcing of Knowledge in the International Firm:
Julian Birkinshaw.

13. Seeking Global Advantage With Information Management and
Information Technology Capabilities: Donald A. Marchand.

14. Global Account Management: New Structures, New Tasks: Julian
Birkinshaw, Joseph J. Di Stefano.

15. Barriers and Bonds to Knowledge Transfer in Global Alliances
and Mergers: Henry W. Lane, Danna Greenberg, Iris Berdrow.

16. Managing Complexity in the Global Innovation Process: A
Networks and Social Capital Solution: Edward F. Mc Donough III,
Francis C. Spital, Nicholas Athanassiou.

Part V: Special Issues in Developing and Transitioning
Economies:.

Introduction: Joyce S. Osland, Sue Canney Davison.

17. The Developing World: Towards a Managerial Understanding:
Betty Jane Punnett.

18. Leadership and Teamwork in the Developing Country Context:
Zeynep Aycan.

19. Gaining Legitimacy: Management’s Challenge in
Developing and Transitioning Economies: Daniel J. Mc Carthy; Sheila
M. Puffer.

20. Management in Action in Developing Economies: Terence
Jackson.

Index

About the author

Henry W. Lane, Martha L. Maznevski, Mark E. Mendenhall, and Jeanne
Mc Nett are a highly regarded team of writers and teachers on
international management.

Harry Lane is the Darla and Frederick Brodsky Trustee
Professor in Global Business at Northeastern University.

Martha L. Maznevski is Professor of Organizational
Behavior and International Management at the International
Institute for Management Development, Lausanne.

Mark E. Mendenhall is the J. Burton Frierson Chair of
Excellence in Business Leadership at the University of Tennessee,
Chattanooga.

Jeanne Mc Nett is Associate Professor of Management at
Assumption College in Massachusetts.

The editors have helped create the International Organizations
Network, ION, to develop high-quality international management
research on organizational and behavioral issues and increase its
impact on management education and practice. ION has provided the
authors, the research base, and worldwide teaching experience for
this important new handbook on the complexities of global
management behavior.