The Cultural Mindset: Managing People Across Cultures
About this ebook
The book The Cultural Mindset is based on Dr. Nahavandi’s years of teaching, researching, and consulting with many businesses on cross-cultural issues. Built around a think-know-do model, the text enables readers to adopt a cultural mindset that will effectively guide their thinking and behavior as future managers. Through case studies and self-assessments, the book allows students to develop a broader view of culture that is beyond learning skills and competencies. Additionally, by focusing on culture in general, the book allows readers to address both national cultural issues, such as how to work in another country or manage a multi-national team, and diversity issues, such as the glass ceiling or discrimination in the workplace. The key underlying theme for both topics is how culture, national or group-related, impacts our perspective – what we value, how we think, how we behave, and how we manage people effectively.
Each chapter will include a focus on both informational and transformational learning through:
- Cases and examples that will question assumptions and emphasize applicability
- Self-assessments to make the concepts personal and relevant, and encourage self-reflection
- Examples to help students understand those concepts
- Specific exercises and/or reflections to help students apply information to their own personal and professional life
About the author
Afsaneh Nahavandi is professor of Management at the University of San Diego and Professor Emerita at Arizona State University. Prior to coming to USD in 2013, she taught at Arizona State University Business School and in the School of Public Administration. While at ASU she was director of the MBA program at ASU’s West campus, director of University College, associate dean of University College and of the College of Public Programs. Prior to joining ASU, she was an assistant professor of Human Resources Management at Northeastern University in Boston. Most recently, she served as Chair of the Department of Leadership Studies at the University of San Diego. She is the winner of several teaching awards, including ASU’s 2004 Professor of the Year and the author of several other books, including The Art and Science of Leadership, currently in its 7th edition (2015), Organizational Behavior (2014), Ancient Leadership Wisdom (2012), Organizational Behavior: The Person-Organization Fit (1999), and Organizational Culture in the Management of Mergers (1993), and numerous articles about leadership and culture.
