Cultural Spaces in International Business: Theories and Applications

Culture studies in international business are facing scrutiny and critique due to their limited scope. This book offers an alternative approach to cultural sense-making using Mary Douglass Cultural Theory framework and emphasizes the applied side
side of culture, taking a culture-in-practice perspective. It predicts significant changes in the way culture influences workplace relations and identifies other areas for CIB scholars to focus on, such as culture in an increasingly digitalized world, culture and the organization as a system, and culture and the intelligent/knowledgeable organization.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 130 pages
Publication date: 29 January 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Culture studies in international business are facing challenging times of scrutiny and critique due to the limitations of the paradigms, approaches, and methods used to study culture. For several decades, approaches that consider national cultures and geo-ethnic origins of interacting individuals have dominated management literature. This book distinguishes itself from other books on Culture in International Business (CIB) studies in two significant ways. Firstly, it illustrates how Mary Douglass Cultural Theory framework (referred to commonly as DCF) can be used to explore different aspects of international business. This sets the stage for future scholars to consider DCF as an alternative tool of cultural sense-making, as opposed to limiting themselves to categorical frameworks grounded in static notions of national and/or corporate culture. Secondly, the book focuses on the complexities of the applied side culture (i.e., it takes a culture-in-practice perspective), while simultaneously emphasizing the dynamicity and diversity of culture. The book concludes by offering suggestions for the future of CIB studies, predicting significant changes in the way culture is seen as influencing workplace relations. It also identifies other areas on which CIB scholars may need to focus attention in the future, such as culture in an increasingly digitalized world, culture and the organization as a system, and culture and the intelligent/knowledgeable organization.

This book will be of interest to researchers, academics, and students in the fields of cross-cultural management, international business, human resource management, and related disciplines. The book provides a comprehensive and insightful exploration of the cultural dimensions of international business, offering valuable insights and perspectives for practitioners and scholars alike.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032250885