Pritam S., Subir V. (Eds.). Organizing and Managing in the Era of Globalization

London: Sage Publications Ltd., 2010. — 472 p. — ISBN: 978-81-321-0246-5.This book discusses the issues and challenges of organizing and managing in the context of a globalized world. It provides insights and perspectives on the realities of organization in a world where governance structures, organizational processes, management practices and employment relations are in a vortex of transformation. It analyzes the political, economic, sociological, cultural, institutional and legal factors that shape these realities.
Globalization has thrown up fundamental questions on the identity, social values, national and local culture and history and even the future identity of societies. The book is a subject worth studying and an answer to this quest.
This book will be useful for students and professionals of organizational design, organizational change and international management. Researchers in the fields of organization and management as well as globalization will also find it of immense value.List of Tables
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Organizational Democracy in the Age of Globalization: Issues and Challenges
Sustainability of the International Sourcing Model
Organizing for the Global Market: Understanding the Impact of Business Process Offshoring
Building Competitiveness Over Time: The Ambidexterity Factor
Join the Club: Entrepreneurial SMEs and Collaborative R&D Networks
Globalization, Migration and Knowledge Transfer: The Reconfguration of R&D Capability in Indian Pharmaceutical Firms
Entrepreneurship, Corporate Governance and Indian Business Elites
Managerial Values in Developing Countries: Global Convergence or Local Divergence
Localization or Globalization? The Case of Japanese Multinational Companies in Vietnam
The Local and the Professional
Indian Call Center Workers: Pioneers of a Global Middle Class
Some Propositions about National Culture and New Public Management
Sourcing and Manufacturing in Emerging Markets: Ethical Realities, Challenges and Responses
Development Strategies for Inclusive Cities
HRM Strategic Integration Instrument (HRMSi)
In Search of a Leader: Followers’ Quest
About the Editors and Contributors