ABSTRACT

How has cultural diversity affected the business climate of the growing European Union? What are European institutions and enterprises doing to manage it? In 'EuroDiversity,' Dr. Simons gathers issue-centered perspectives on how Europe's entwined past, present, and future have made it the most strikingly diverse part of the world and what this means for doing business there. 'EuroDiversity' provides:
* Insights into Europe's cultural challenges of globalization, diversity dilemmas, and opportunities
* Case studies, best practices, and resources for finding the common ground and developing the competence needed to succeed


'EuroDiversity' addresses how cultural diversity affects the business climate of the growing European Union and describes what European institutions and successful organizations are doing to manage it. The book's multinational team of authors gives us issue-centered perspectives on how Europe's entwined past, present and future have made it the most strikingly diverse part of the world and what this means for doing business there. They address Europe's cultural challenges of globalization and provide abundant insights into diversity dilemmas and opportunities. They point to the best practices and resources that will assist both European enterprises and those actively present in or trading with Europe to find the cultural common ground and competence they need to succeed.

Contributors: Arjen Bos, Marie-Thérèse Claes, Ph.D., Elena A. A. Garcea, Ph.D., Nigel Holden, Ph.D., Michael Stuber

chapter |34 pages

Patchwork

The Diversities of Europeans and Their Business Impact

chapter |24 pages

The Legacy of the Past

How National and Regional Differences Continue to Effect Trade, Cooperation, Politics, and Relationships

chapter |23 pages

Europe Online

The “New” Economy and Virtual Collaboration from a Cultural Perspective

chapter |37 pages

Corporate Best Practice

What Some European Organizations Are Doing Well to Manage Culture and Diversity

chapter |24 pages

The Cross-Cultural Transfer of Best Practices

Learning from European and American Experiences of Knowledge Management

chapter |22 pages

Sustainable Entrepreneurship in a Changing Europe

Pedagogy of Ethics for Corporate Organizations in Transformation

chapter |34 pages

Equal Opportunities for Women and Men in the European Union

The Case of E-Quality in Belgium