Bibliography
We are advising you some books to read, cross-cultural readings and many other references about more specific topics.
- HOFSTEDE G.
Culture’s Consequences: Comparing Values, Behaviors, Institutions and Organizations Across Nations
Sage Publications, 2003 (2nd edition)
Explores the differencies there are between more than 50 nations. The national culture is structured by 5 dimensions : hierarchical distance, uncertainty avoidance, oppositions individualism/collectivism, masculinity/feminity and long-term or short-term orientation.
- MEIER O.
Management interculturel : stratégie, organisation, performance, (Cross-cultural management: strategy, organization, performances)
Dunod, 2006 (2nd édition)
Analysis of management styles and national cultures, of communication and cultural conflicts into structures. Case study about cross-cultural management in EADS group.
- TROMPENAARS F.
L’entreprise multiculturelle, (The cross-cultural company),
Maxima, 2003 (2nd édition)
Great classic in the business world, this well documented study analyse the main cultural differences. The authors highlight four great cross-cultural management types in order to use diversity as an asset.
- TROMPENAARS F. et WOOLIAMS P.
Business Across Cultures
Capstone Ltd, 2003
Elaboration of a toolcase for executives and managers who are interested by cross-cultural aspects of their companies.
- TROMPENAARS Fons et HAMPDEN-TURNER Charles
Managing People Across Cultures
Capstone Ltd, 2004
- FAURE G.O, BERAUD P., PERRAULT J.L , COLLECTIF, Négociation internationale et pratique des affaires en Chine, Maisonneuve et Larose, 2007
- FAURE G.O, COLLECTIF, La Négociation : regards sur sa diversité : Première Biennale Internationale de la Négociation (organisée par NEGOCIA), Publibook 2008
- BELLENGER L., La boîte à outils du négociateur : Les meilleures techniques pour questionner, argumenter, réfuter, Formation permanente, 2007
- KARSAKLIAN E., Internationalisation d'entreprises - Démarche et stratégies pour vendre sur les marchés étrangers, (Companies' internationalization - Approaches and strategies to sell on international markets), Dunod, 2009
It helps you to enhance your skills and have tools to define your implantation strategy.
- KARSAKLIAN E., Le marketing international : Stratégie globale, campagne locale, (International marketing: global strategy, local campain), Editions d'Organisation, 2007
- ASSELIN G. et MASTRON R., Au contraire ! Figuring out the French, 2001
An analysis in English of French cultural attitudes. The two authors explore the attitudes, mindsets and beliefs inherent in French culture. More particularly aimed at American impatriates.
- BRAME G., Living and working in France, Kogan Page, 2004 (3rd edition):
A wide-ranging panorama of French culture and customs, with practical tips to make your foreign posting a success, from both a professional and personal point of view. At the end of each chapter, Internet links or recommended further reading for more in-depth study of certain points are given.
- PAUTROT J. et GIROUARD Y., Expatrié : rêve et réalité, (The expatriate: dream and reality), Liaisons, 2004
Full of personal accounts by expatriates, their spouses and children, to create the conditions for successful expatriation.
SADIK-ROZSNYAI O. et PINON A., Passeport du manager pour l’Europe et pour le monde, (A manager's passport to Europe and the world), Village mondial, 2004
Practical guide to fostering relations with your foreign counterparts, avoiding faux-pas, integrating into a local team. A selection of Internet links to prepare trips and a concise business dictionary.
- MARION B., Réussir avec les Asiatiques : Business et bonnes manières, (dealing successfuly with Asians: business and good manners), Edition d’Organisation, 2005
A practical guide for anyone dealing with Asians, basic rules for establishing good relations with them, behaviour to avoid, the keys to successful deals nad negotiations, essential cultural clues. Each country is covered in detail in a dedicated chapter.
- MONSAINT BAUDRY N., Etre française et américaine - perspective interculturelles ou comment réconcilier nos paradoxes,(TO be french and american - cross-cultural view), free download of the full text on www.pbaudry.com, 2010
- BAUDRY P., French and americans- The other shore, Free download of the full text on www.pbaudry.com, 2007
- CORON E., Le dernier exode, (The last exodus), François Bourin, 1994
The story of Jewishs from ex-URSS who had adaptation issues when they went back to Israël
- CAUQUELIN J., Femme et mariage en Asie (Woman and marriage in Asia), Presses Universitaires Blaise Pascal, 2000
- CAUQUELIN J., Au pays des buyi : une ethnie du berceau thai, province du guizhou (chine), (In the land of the Buyis, a Thai ethnic group, Province of Guizhu), Scripta, 1998
- JULLIEN F., Les transformations silencieuses, (silent transformations) Grasset, 2009
- JULLIEN F., Traité de l'efficacité, (efficiency treaty), Poche, 2002
