The Clash of Economic Cultures: Japanese Bankers in the City of London

ISBN-13: 9780765808127 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 292 str.

Junko Sakai

Opis

The globalization of the world economy today means that more and more people are experiencing working in another culture. Focusing on the real experiences of workers in Japanese transnational fi nance companies, this book not only throws light on this specifi c case, but at the same time raises timely questions and insights concerning the newly emerging multicultural work experiences world-wide. The Clash of Economic Cultures: Japanese Bankers in the City of London refl ects on contemporary discussions in sociology, anthropology and cultural studies of individual global movement and cultural interaction.

Spis treści

1: Introduction; 2: Ambition and Withdrawal; 3: The Japanese Financial Community and its People; 4: Segregation and Languages of Different work Cultures; 5: Competing Masculinities and Contrasted Femininitise; 6: Floating Identities Between Two Imaginary Worlds; 7: Beyond National Boundaries; 8: Conclusion

O autorze

Junko Sakai