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Thu, 21/10/2010 - 12:40 by Brad Hessel

Motley Fool guest contributor Brad Hessel manages an investment advising service in North Carolina. He has previously worked in investment banking, and has founded or co-founded a computer game design company, a CASE tool software company, and a knowledge management consulting practice. 

Country's cultures affect workplace

Thu, 12/08/2010 - 09:46 by Prince damin

Perth, Australia -- Globalization has many firms expanding abroad but this may require different management styles and modes of communication, U.S. and Australian researchers say.

Cristina B. Gibson of the University of Western Australia and Dana M. McDaniel of the University of California, Irvine, say people in different countries and different cultures think about work in different ways.

For example, U.S. companies often use language and metaphors. Elsewhere this is not common at all, while in Latin America, businesses often use family metaphors, Gibson says.

The Globalization Monster in the Closet

Thu, 05/02/2009 - 14:57 by James Royal