Cultural Proximity and Organization: Managing Diversity and Innovation

ISBN-13: 9780367513160 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 122 str.

Federica Ceci; Francesca Masciarelli

Opis

This book explores the organizational implications of the concept of cultural proximity, delving into the managerial challenges posed by diversities and similarities in culture within a business environment using different levels of analysis.

Spis treści

Part 1: Theoretical approaches to cultural proximity. 1. Social capital theory and its application in innovation studies: a theoretical primer. 2. Cultural dimensions, social axioms, and cognitive proximity. 3. Entrepreneurship and cultural proximity. Part 2: Applications. 4. Proximity outside organizations: a study on inter-organization networks. 5. Cultural Proximity within organizations: evidences from teams. 6. The evolution of proximity: the impact of the digital revolution.