2002
DOI: 10.4102/sajbm.v33i2.697
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The sharing principle: A way of managing multicultural organisations

Abstract: Although much has been said in academia on the importance of multiculturalism, cultural clashes in business and the workplace continue to be an issue of growing concern as the world moves toward an interlinked, global economy. Now more than ever, learning to draw on the richness of a kaleidoscopic workforce and to assist all team members in delivering their best efforts is a critical managerial task. This article provides a synopsis of the background to the problem of managing culturally diverse organisations,… Show more

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“…The findings reveal a close interconnectivity between the strategic (Begley and Boyd, ) and the cultural dimensions (Gertsen, ; Rijamampianina and Maxwell, ; Friday and Friday, ; Matveev and Milter, ; Levy et al ., ). The implementation in Canada, for instance, embodied leading practice for the strategic and cultural perspective at the same time, whereas the US implementation was found to be lagging with respect to both.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 84%
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“…The findings reveal a close interconnectivity between the strategic (Begley and Boyd, ) and the cultural dimensions (Gertsen, ; Rijamampianina and Maxwell, ; Friday and Friday, ; Matveev and Milter, ; Levy et al ., ). The implementation in Canada, for instance, embodied leading practice for the strategic and cultural perspective at the same time, whereas the US implementation was found to be lagging with respect to both.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 84%
“…The framework presented may provide managers with a tool to identify challenges and structure their approach to the implementation of GIS. The work highlighted the challenge for GIS implementations in the development of a global mindset that requires an integrative approach to strategic perspective of global consistency and local responsiveness (Begley and Boyd, ) and cultural perspectives related to the development of intercultural competence (Perlmutter, ; Gertsen, ; Rijamampianina and Maxwell, ; Friday and Friday, ; Matveev and Milter, ). There were divergent perceptions across and within the countries investigated.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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