The Political Dimension: Added Value
for Cross-Cultural Analysis. Nozawa
and Smits,Two CEOs and Their Public Statements |
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Authors: | Robert van Es Thomas Pels |
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Institution: | (1) Weatherhead School of Management, Department of Marketing and Policy Studies, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA |
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Abstract: | Work-related cultural differences, which were familiarized by scholars such as Hall and Hofstede, offer important concepts
to help us understand various forms of cooperation and communication. However, the predominant focus of cultural analysis
on collectivistic harmony prevents us from gaining an understanding of strategy and conflict. In an attempt to grasp how conflicts
are handled, a political analysis can provide new insights. This is illustrated by a comparative study of two CEOs who gave
public statements concerning management failure: Shouhei Nozawa of Yamaichi and Paul Smits of KPN. Their statements were strikingly
different in several ways, but the classical insights of cross-cultural analysis can only partly explain the differences.
This is where political analysis comes in, focusing on interest relationships, responsibilities and virtues, tactics and strategy. |
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