Global Management

Written for executives who want to lead across borders, this book helps readers manage at two levels: the broad strategic picture of an organization and the everyday interpersonal dealings that make up a manager's work. It asks readers to adopt a worldwide outlook regardless of their own nationality, and to apply it to unfamiliar foreign settings and mixed workforces.

Culture runs through the whole text as a key factor, shown alongside political, economic and other international forces that shape how managers act and how organizations operate. The author also gives attention to technology, particularly how e-business can strengthen a company's competitive position worldwide, with sidebars illustrating these applications.

The material is arranged in four parts: the environment in which global managers work, the cultural background of global management, the formulation and execution of strategy for international and global operations, and the management of human resources across borders. The goal is to help professionals sharpen their international outlook and skills, both for their own advancement and for the benefit of the organizations they serve.