Organizational Science Abroad: Constraints and Perspectives

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Myth of Universality in Transnational Organizational Science....Pages 3-26
From the Atlantic to the Pacific Century....Pages 27-54
Front Matter....Pages 55-55
Applying American Organizational Sciences in Europe and the United Kingdom....Pages 57-65
The Failure of Management Techniques in Central Planning Economies....Pages 67-80
Union—Management Participation in Corporate Decision-Making....Pages 81-95
Convergence or Divergence of Strategic Decision Processes among 10 Nations....Pages 97-115
Front Matter....Pages 117-117
The Diffusion of American Organizational Theory in Postwar Japan....Pages 119-134
Rational Man Theory in American and Japanese Performance Control....Pages 135-160
Chinese Enterprise Management....Pages 161-178
A Comparison of Enterprise Management in Japan and the People’s Republic of China....Pages 179-200
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Contradictions between Brazilian and U.S. Organizations....Pages 203-228
The Influence of Societal Culture on Corporate Culture, Business Strategy, and Performance in the International Airline Industry....Pages 229-265
Front Matter....Pages 267-267
Organizational Effectiveness and Its Attainment....Pages 269-292
Organizational Science in a Global Environment....Pages 293-304
Back Matter....Pages 305-340