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Why study Culture. Phani Radhakrishnan Senior Lecturer Organizational Behavior Human Resources Management U Toronto @ Scarborough Centre for Ind Relns & Human Resources. Globalization . Inter-connectedness in terms of Economies Political Cultural Legal.
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Why study Culture Phani Radhakrishnan Senior Lecturer Organizational Behavior Human Resources Management U Toronto @ Scarborough Centre for Ind Relns & Human Resources
Globalization • Inter-connectedness in terms of • Economies • Political • Cultural • Legal
Focus on Econ Inter-connectedness Free Trade Economic Inter-connected-ness Organizational Environments IT Team- Based Out-sourcing M&A=>Loose Orgn Boundaries Increased Competition Privatization
How do Managers function in these Organizational Environments • All involve people (interacting with them) • Current knowledge is primarily based on research in US/European contexts Team- Based Out-sourcing M&A=>Loose Orgn Boundaries Increased Competition Privatization
Need to know about Culture • Culture is invisible • Affects legal, political environments • Crux of management is learning about behavioral and psychological differences between people