Training international managers : designing, deploying and delivering effective training for multi-cultural groups /: designing, deploying and delivering effective training for multi-cultural groups. (2018)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Training international managers : designing, deploying and delivering effective training for multi-cultural groups /: designing, deploying and delivering effective training for multi-cultural groups. (2018)
- Main Title:
- Training international managers : designing, deploying and delivering effective training for multi-cultural groups
- Further Information:
- Note: Alan Melkman and John Trotman.
- Authors:
- Melkman, Alan
Trotman, John - Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; PART I THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING; 1. Introduction; The global perspective; Cultural challenges for international managers; Learning events in the twenty-first century; The main purpose of this book; How the book is structured; Reading plan; 2 A Model of Cultural Diversity; A model of cultural diversity; Impact of Hofstede's cultural dimensions on management issues; Summary; 3 Learning Styles and Training Styles in a Multi-Cultural Setting; What are learning styles? Training stylesLearning styles, training styles and culture; Increasing the sensitivity of participants to cultural differences; Summary; 4 The Client Perspective; Client expectations from training; Clients from different cultural backgrounds; Client perceptions on training evaluation; Client involvement with the development of training materials; Summary; Action plan; 5 The Economics of Training International Managers; Benefits of training managers from different cultures as a group; Costs of training managers from different countries as a group; Summary; Action plan PART II TRAINING DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING PROCESSES6 The SUCCESS Structure for Designing, Deploying, Delivering and Evaluating the Learning Process; The training process; Levels of organization training commitment; The SUCCESS training methodology; Applying the SUCCESS model to particular organizations; Summary;Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; PART I THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING; 1. Introduction; The global perspective; Cultural challenges for international managers; Learning events in the twenty-first century; The main purpose of this book; How the book is structured; Reading plan; 2 A Model of Cultural Diversity; A model of cultural diversity; Impact of Hofstede's cultural dimensions on management issues; Summary; 3 Learning Styles and Training Styles in a Multi-Cultural Setting; What are learning styles? Training stylesLearning styles, training styles and culture; Increasing the sensitivity of participants to cultural differences; Summary; 4 The Client Perspective; Client expectations from training; Clients from different cultural backgrounds; Client perceptions on training evaluation; Client involvement with the development of training materials; Summary; Action plan; 5 The Economics of Training International Managers; Benefits of training managers from different cultures as a group; Costs of training managers from different countries as a group; Summary; Action plan PART II TRAINING DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING PROCESSES6 The SUCCESS Structure for Designing, Deploying, Delivering and Evaluating the Learning Process; The training process; Levels of organization training commitment; The SUCCESS training methodology; Applying the SUCCESS model to particular organizations; Summary; Benchmark your organization; Action plan; 7 Surveying the Background and the Context; Breadth before depth; Useful additional sources of information; Preparation for interactions with the client company; Outputs from the survey stage; Summary; Action plan 8 Understanding the Training Needs, Real and PerceivedUnderstanding organizational training needs; Understanding group training needs; Understanding individual training needs; Outputs from the understand stage; Summary; Action plan; 9 Creating the Training Intervention and Preparing the Groundwork; The inputs; Overall training/learning objectives; The output from the create stage; Use of the SOCMAT tool; Pre- and post-course activity; Summary; Action plan; 10 Conducting the Training of International Managers; The tools; Outputs from the conduct stage; Summary; Action plan 11 Evaluating the Training InterventionStructural framework; Output from the evaluate stage; Summary; Action plan; 12 Strengthening the Learning of International Managers; The tools; Output from the strengthen stage; Summary; Action plan; 13 Sustaining International Managers' New Behaviours in the Workplace; Objectives of the sustain phase; The tools; Output from the sustain phase; Summary; Action plan; PART III MAKING THE TRAINING SPARKLE; 14 Organizing Participants to Learn from Each Other; Breakout groups in practice; Important guidance for organizing successful breakout groups … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (174 p.), illustrations
- Subjects:
- 658.4/07124
Executives -- Training of
International business enterprises -- Employees -- Training
International business enterprises -- Cross-cultural studies
Multiculturalism -- Study and teaching
Multicultural education
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industrial Management
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management Science
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior
Electronic books
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781351144315
1351144316
9781351144308
1351144308 - Related ISBNs:
- 9780815398547
- Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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- Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.
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