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Lost in Translation
Trompenaars, Fons; Woolliams, PeterArticle HBS-W1104A-EPeople vary enormously in how they perceive and respond to failure, and those perceptions and responses are shaped by the cultures in which they grew up or now work. Western multinationals are sinking a huge amount of money into India, China, and Brazil, and emerging giants in those countries are setting up operations in world markets as well. Any business with global aspirations must take seriously cultural differences in general and around fail...Starting at €8.20
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The Case of the Floundering Expatriate (HBR Case and Commentary)
Adler, Gordon; Ready, Douglas A.; Schneider, Susan; Johansson, Bjorn; Trompenaars, Fons; Borboa, RomanArticle HBS-95401-ELeadership and People ManagementFrank Waterhouse, CEO of Argos Diesel, Europe, is exasperated. Bert Donaldson, who arrived in Zurich a year ago to create a European team--to facilitate communication among the parts suppliers that Argos has acquired over the past two years--just isn't working out. Although he has excellent credentials, both as a successful team builder at Argos International in Detroit and as a teacher in Cairo, his style seems abrasive here and he is behind sch...Starting at €8.20