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Cultural Intelligence

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Pages: 248
Published: 2008
ISBN: 9781904750611

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Price £25.00

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Cultural Intelligence

What have international relations, mergers and cross-discipline innovation got in common? They share a dependence on the ability to create mutual understanding between people from different cultural backgrounds. As organisations become more global and innovative development more urgent, developing the skills to get the best from difference becomes a necessity rather than an option. Cultural Intelligence (CI) is a progressive approach to thinking about culture that aims to provide the reader with a better understanding of what goes on when people with different cultural backgrounds meet, including the emotional drivers and irrational reactions. It introduces a way of thinking about culture as a dynamic and socially constructed phenomenon rather than a fixed set of rules and suggests ways to benefit from cultural complexity using it as a resource and route to innovation. Cultural Intelligence is for leaders and specialists who have a commitment to bridging and benefiting from differences and who are looking for alternatives to the traditional cultural concepts.

This book gives an introduction to CI and to the dynamic approach to culture. It contains four themed chapters each of which provides an in-depth discussion of one cultural field. Cultural Intelligence contains numerous examples from the authors’ teaching, research and consultancy work. It utilises experiences gained from work on the development of international groups from diversity projects, cross-disciplinary project management, mergers and other organisational developments. The book offers many ideas and methods on how to develop the cultural intelligence of an organisation.

"This book is an important read for business leaders, HR managers and scholars within international HRM. It offers valuable assistance to anyone who wants to understand and cope with the challenges and opportunities of culturally diverse workplaces."
Professor Anne-Marie Søderberg, Copenhagen Business School

"A fresh and radical approach to working with people from different cultures. Embracing differences can be a key competitive advantage. A very useful and inspiring book."
Peter Hogsted, CEO IKEA UK