Developments in Work and Organizational Psychology, Volume 20: Implications for International Business (International Business and Management) (International Business and Management)

315 Pages·2006·2.35 MB·English

by  Paul Jackson

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DEVELOPMENTS IN WORK AND
ORGANIZATION PSYCHOLOGY:
IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT SERIES
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT VOLUME 20
DEVELOPMENTS IN WORK
AND ORGANIZATION
PSYCHOLOGY:
IMPLICATIONS FOR
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
EDITED BY
MANFUSA SHAMS
Open University, England, UK
PAUL JACKSON
Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK
Series Editor: Pervez N. Ghauri
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Dedication
“For my wife Sallie who made me who I am today, and put up with everything
in order to make this book possible”.
— Paul
December 2005
England,UK
“For my parents, especially for my loving father who throughout his life as a
well known judge wrote numerous books in law, jurisprudence, legal matters,
legal practice and constitutional issues. His voluminous scholarly writing
inspired me to complete this book”.
— Manfusa
December 2005
England,UK
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Contents
List of Figures ix
List of Tables xi
Contributors xiii
Preface xv
Acknowledgement xix
Introduction
Developments in Work and Organizational Psychology:Implications for
International Business 1
Manfusa Shams and Paul Jackson
1. Issues in Family Business:An International Perspective 5
Manfusa Shams and Åsa Björnberg
2. Teamworking in Organizations:Implications for Workplace Safety 49
Nick Turner,Sharon K. Parker and Helen M. Williams
3. Identity and Identification Processes in Mergers and Joint Ventures 79
Paul R. Jackson and Ingrid Dackert
4. Global Human Resource Management 105
Paul Sparrow
5. Ghost Workers:Implications of New Workforce Realities for
Organizations and Their Workers 131
Judi McLean Parks and faye l. smith
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6. Complexity Theory and the Management of Change 163
Pamela M. Yeow and Paul R. Jackson
7. Emotion at Work 185
T. Kiefer and R. B. Briner
8. Approaches in Business Coaching:Exploring Context-Specific
and Cultural Issues 229
Manfusa Shams
9. Working in Glass Houses:Managing the Complex Organisation 245
Paul R. Jackson
10. Future of Work and Organisational Psychology:Implications for
International Business 267
Manfusa Shams and Paul Jackson
Author Index 277
Subject Index 291
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List of Figures
Figure 1.1 Family business types 11
Figure 1.2 Modernisation effects on family business 11
Figure 1.3 Widely used component of the family firm definition 15
Figure 1.4 Single most powerful entry strategy:succession 17
Figure 1.5 Reliability of the family climate scales:cronbach alphas
and main factor intercorrelations 23
Figure 1.6 Dimension of family functioning 24
Figure 1.7 Indicators of family business success 32
Figure 4.1 The positioning of the global HR function and key power
threats/alliances. 109
Figure 5.1 Reciprocity norms,immediacy,commensurability,
extra-role behaviours and work relationships 148
Figure 5.2 Four principles of reciprocity 150
Figure 5.3 Commensurability and resource exchange 152
Figure 7.1 How frequently did you experience the following negative
and positive emotions in the last two weeks at work? 195
Diagram 8.1 Cultural practices in South Asian family business functions 238
Figure 10.1 Selected developments in work and organisational
psychology influencing international business and
management 275
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