Cultural differences Geert Hofstede once said Cultural differences are a nuisance at best and often a disaster. Already an impressive 77% of the foreign companies are making a profit with a further 9% breaking even. The success lies in the ability to understand and adapt to the Indian work culture. …
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Read more →Multicultural managers can make a huge difference
“Many multinational companies have hidden, unrecognised multicultural gems within their ranks. To find these and get the most from their unique skills means taking the time and trouble to carefully develop and deploy multicultural managers in critical positions.” Read more by my former INSEAD …
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Sherry Turkle #split# At THiNK 2012 being held in Goa this weekend, Sherry Turkle spoke on the social network: why are robots are becoming human and men machines. As a psychologist, over the years she became more concerned with the change to a virtual reality in that we become social robots. I …
Read more →Diversity & Inclusion
On April 18 I did join the very interesting Diversity & Inclusion seminar courtesy the ABN-AMRO bank and the Free University (VU). Chaired by Charles Groenhuijsen, the presentation by Prof. Yvonne Benschop (Nijmegen Uni) was particularly interesting. Also noteworthy was Francoise Companjen’s (VU …
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