Exploring Culture
Exercises, Stories and Synthetic Cultures
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2002
Summary
Exploring Culture brings Geert Hofstede’s five dimensions of national culture to life. Gert Jan Hofstede and his co-authors Paul Pedersen and Geert Hofstede introduce synthetic cultures, the ten “pure” cultural types derived from the extremes of the five dimensions. The result is a playful book of practice that is firmly rooted in theory.
Part light, part serious, but always thought-provoking, this unique book approaches training through the three-part process of building awa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781877864902 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1877864900 |
| Author: | Gert Jan Hofstede, Geert Hofstede, Paul B. Pedersen |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Business |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2002 |
| Weight: | 400g |
| Dimensions: | 228mm x 178mm x 24mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
What a gold mine of information! What a wealth of material! Exploring Culture is a book that gives the interculturalist real substance and real tools in the same volume. I congratulate the authors for having constructed a masterpiece in intercultural training. - David Crookall, Ph.D., Universite de Nice Sophia Antipolis, Editor, Simulation and Gaming
Full of both practical approaches to intercultural learning and gems of insight into how the Hofstede dimensions work out in the real world, [Exploring Culture] will likely become a dog-eared resident of every intercultural practitioner s bookshelf. - John W. Bing, ITAP InternationalExploring Culture is an impressive addition to intercultural training, expertly written by three leaders in the field. Must reading for anyone concerned about the effectiveness of people working and living in other cultures. - Nancy J. Adler, Ph.D., McGill University, Montreal, CanadaAbout The Author
Gert Jan Hofstede
Geert Hofstede is an international authority in the field of cross-cultural social psychology and is cofounder of the Institute for Research and Intercultural cooperation at Tilburg University where he also serves as a Senior Fellow. Culture’s Consequences and Cultures and Organizations are two of the books for which he is famous.
Gert Jan Hofstede, son of Geert Hofstede, is a senior researcher and Assistant Professor in Information Technology at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. He has authored four books and numerous articles.
Paul B Pedersen is Professor Emeritus as Syracuse University’s School of Education. He is a well-known author and authority in the field of cross-cultural counselling. He is the author of Handbook of Cross-Cultural Counselling and Therapy. He has taught at universities in Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan.
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