{"product_id":"9781412957892","title":"Understanding Global Cultures: Metaphorical Journeys Through 29 Nations, Clusters of Nations, Continents, and Diversity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“This 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.” \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Thunderbird International Business Review (2002) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eUnderstanding Global Cultures, Fourth Edition\u003c\/b\u003e, 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 \u003cb\u003eFourth Edition \u003c\/b\u003econtinues 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew and Continuing Features\u003c\/b\u003e: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmphasizes 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 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes three new parts: India, Shiva, and Diversity; Scandinavian Egalitarian Cultures (Sweden, Denmark, and Finland); and Other Egalitarian Cultures (including Canada and Germany) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides three completely new chapters: Finnish Sauna, Kaleidoscopic India and Diversity, and a final integrative summary chapter \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntegrates chapters through the frameworks of the GLOBE study, the Hofstede study, Hall, and Kluckholn and Strodbeck \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHighlights religious and ethnic diversity throughout \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAncillaries Instructor Resources \u003c\/b\u003eare available on a password-protected website at \u003cb\u003ewww.sagepub.com\/gannon4instr\u003c\/b\u003e. These include applications, discussion questions, model examinations,100 exercises, and suggested syllabi. Qualified instructors may contact Customer Care to receive access to the site.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnderstanding Global Cultures: Metaphorical Journeys Through 29 Nations, Clusters of Nations, Continents, and Diversity\u003c\/b\u003e is appropriate for courses in International Business and Management, Strategic Management and Planning, and Cultural Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47035657617648,"sku":"9781412957892","price":74.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781412957892_p0.jpg?v=1763726939","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781412957892","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}