Kai Hammerich, Richard D. Lewis

Fish Can't See Water (eBook, ePUB)

How National Culture Can Make or Break Your Corporate Strategy

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

How national culture impacts organizational culture--and business success Using extensive case studies of successful global corporations, this book explores the impact of national culture on the corporate strategy and its execution, and through this ultimately business success--or failure. It does not argue that different cultures lead to different business results, but that all cultures impact organizations in ways both positive and negative, depending on the business cycle, the particular business, and the particular strategies being pursued. Depending on all of these factors, cultural dynamics can either enable or derail performance. But recognizing those cultural factors is difficult for business leaders; like everyone else, they too can be blind to the culture of which they are a part. The book offers managers and leaders eight recommendations for recognizing those cultural factors that negatively impact performance, as well as those that can be harnessed to encourage superior performance. With real case studies from companies in Asia, Europe, and the United States, this book offers a truly global approach to organizational culture. * Offers a fresh approach to the effects of national culture on organizational culture that is applicable to any country in any region * Based on case studies of such companies as Toyota, Samsung, General Motors, Nokia, Walmart, Kone and British Leyland * It describes the origins and nature of the most common corporate crisis and how culture impacts the response to such a crisis * Ideal for managers, business leaders, and board members, as well as business school students A welcome response to the flat-Earth fad that argues we're all alike, this book offers a nuanced and practical view of cultural differentiators and how they can enable or derail business performance.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. September 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118608548
• Artikelnr.: 39420403

Autorenporträt

Kai Hammerich, MBA (Kellogg Business School with Distinction), MSc. is Danish and an international leadership and talent consultant with Korn Ferry, living in London. He has been nominated by Business Week as one of the most influential headhunters worldwide. He advises boards and leadership teams of global corporations on talent, succession and cross cultural transformations that accelerate corporate performance. Richard D. Lewis is a well renowned British linguist who created Richard Lewis Communications - a language school for executives as well as a company that advises on cross-cultural issues facing business executives. Richard has written a number of books including the bestselling When Cultures Collide.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface xiii

Acknowledgements xv

Introduction 1

What is "culture"? 4

The water that we couldn't see when analyzing culture 6

The long-term view: corporate lifecycles and corporate culture 9

The innovation phase 10

The geographic expansion 10

Product-line expansion 11

Efficiency and scale focus 11

Consolidation 12

Interruptions of the lifecycle - when the crisis hit 13

"Global" companies 15

Summary 17

A brief chapter overview 19

Part I Developing the Cultural Dynamic Model(r) 23

1 Corporate Culture, Strategy and Business Results 25

What is corporate culture? 26

The three levels of culture 26

How leaders embed their values, beliefs and assumptions early on 28

Reinforced by the daily work practices in the mature organization 28

The six dimensions of corporate culture 29

Corporate culture and strategy: the cultural dynamic model(r) 30

Results come from work that gets done: "the work practices" 31

Work practices infl uenced by . . . 31

The water people don't see: the national influencers 41

The three levels of culture 44

The time lag of culture and cultural agility as a competitive advantage 45

Chapter summary 47

2 The Lewis Model - Setting the Scene 49

Linear-active cultures 57

Multi-active cultures 58

Reactive cultures 60

Getting things done 64

3 Nation-State Traits and how they affect Corporate Cultures in Seven Countries 69

The United States 70

Key nation-state traits 70

Historical background 70

Expression of nation-state traits within corporate culture 71

Potential advantages/disadvantages of US nation-state traits 73

Summary 76

Sweden 77

Key nation-state traits 77

Historical background 77

Expression of nation-state traits within corporate culture 78

Potential advantages/disadvantages of Swedish national traits 79

Summary 80

France 80

Key nation-state traits 80

Historical background 81

Expression of nation-state traits within corporate culture 81

Potential advantages/disadvantages of French national traits 82

Summary 83

Japan 84

Key nation-state traits 84

Historical background 84

Expression of nation-state traits within corporate culture 85

Potential advantages/disadvantages of Japanese national traits 86

Summary 90

Italy 90

Key nation-state traits 90

Historical background 90

Expression of nation-state traits within corporate culture 91

Potential advantages/disadvantages of Italian national traits 94

Summary 94

Germany 95

Key nation-state traits 95

Historical background 95

Expression of nation-state traits within corporate culture 95

Potential advantages/disadvantages of German national traits 96

Summary 98

Great Britain 98

Key nation-state traits 98

Historical background 98

Expression of nation-state traits within corporate culture 99

Potential advantages/disadvantages of British national traits 100

Summary 102

4 The Cultural Dynamic Model(r) and the Austin Motors Case 105

Introduction 105

The static cultural dynamic model(r) - bringing it all together 106

The embedded values and beliefs from the business

Rezensionen

"This is a thought-provoking read for anyone working across cultures." (The CA, August 2013)
"With case studies from Asia, Europe and the US, the book offers a thorough insight into how even the smallest of cultural traits can affect businesses immensely.' (GulfBusiness.com, September 2013)

"The book offers a readable tour through organisational culture..." (Professional Manager, September 2013)

"...in focusing on culture they are clearly onto something important...Fish Can't See Water is full of interesting insights into modern business." (The Economist, October 2013)
"The real challenge this book provides is that companies need to recognise that cultural change does not happen simply by chance or desire, but requires real management focus throughout the organisation. The opportunity that awaits those organisations that achieve this is extraordinary and creates long-term sustainable businesses." (Financial Advisor, April 2014)