{"product_id":"understanding-global-cultures-metaphorical-journeys-through-29-nations-clusters-of-nations-continents-and-diversity","title":"Understanding Global Cultures: Metaphorical Journeys Through 29 Nations  Clusters of Nations  Continents  and Diversity","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a significant book... for a multitude of audiences  including scholars  practitioners  students  expatriates  travelers  and those who are simply interested in culture... This book is also an ideal reference tool  since the metaphors are easy to remember yet rich in contextual value and are presented in a logical structure for quick consultation. Overall  this book is enormously appealing  genuinely useful  and a worthy addition to any collection. -Thunderbird International Business Review (2002)  In Understanding Global Cultures  Fourth Edition  authors Martin J. Gannon and Rajnandini Pillai present the cultural metaphor as a method for understanding the cultural mindsets of individual nations  clusters of nations  and even continents. The fully updated Fourth Edition continues to emphasize that metaphors are guidelines to help outsiders quickly understand what members of a culture consider important. This new edition includes a new part structure  three completely new chapters  and major revisions to chapters on American football  Russian ballet  and the Israeli kibbutz.  New and Continuing Features: Emphasizes clusters of national cultures and variations within each cluster  as well as both topic-oriented (authority-ranking cultures  market-pricing cultures  etc.) and cluster-focused descriptions Includes three new parts: India  Shiva  and Diversity; Scandinavian Egalitarian Cultures (Sweden  Denmark  and Finland); and Other Egalitarian Cultures (including Canada and Germany) Provides three completely new chapters: Finnish Sauna  Kaleidoscopic India and Diversity  and a final integrative summary chapter Integrates chapters through the frameworks of the GLOBE study  the Hofstede study  Hall  and Kluckholn and Strodbeck Highlights religious and ethnic diversity throughout Ancillaries Instructor Resources are available on a password-protected website at www.sagepub.com\/gannon4instr. These include applications  discussion questions  model examinations 100 exercises  and suggested syllabi. Qualified instructors may contact Customer Care to receive access to the site.  Understanding Global Cultures: Metaphorical Journeys Through 29 Nations  Clusters of Nations  Continents  and Diversity is appropriate for courses in International Business and Management  Strategic Management and Planning  and Cultural Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44965084758069,"sku":"ByrdShop_1412957893","price":40.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781412957892.jpg?v=1770488274","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/understanding-global-cultures-metaphorical-journeys-through-29-nations-clusters-of-nations-continents-and-diversity","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}