Sub-theme 31: Leveraging Cultural Dynamics in Organizations
Convenors:
Sylvie Chevrier, Université de Paris-Est Marne la Vallée, France
Christoph Barmeyer, University of Passau, Germany
Jean-Pierre Dupuis, HEC Montréal, Canada
Session I: Thursday, July 04, 09:00 to 10:30, CSC, 1st floor, Blue Section, Standard Life 1
Meta-level Perspectives on Cultures and Organizations
Chair: Christoph Barmeyer, Sylvie Chevrier and Jean-Pierre Dupuis
Laurence Romani and Betina Szkudlarek
The interculturalists' knowledge: How a professional community is facing ethical struggles with its core expertise
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Jean-François Chanlat
Diana Santistevan and Héléna Karjalainen
How different cultures study culture differently
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Laurence Romani/ Betina Szkudlarek
Jean-François Chanlat
Business anthropology as a discipline to leverage cultural dynamics in organizations
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Diana Santistevan / Helena Karjalainen
Session II: Thursday, July 04, 11:00 to 12:30, CSC, 1st floor, Blue Section, Standard Life 1
Cultural Dynamics in International Contexts
Chair: Sylvie Chevrier and Jean-Pierre Dupuis
Christine Coisne
Bridging the cultural divide in cross-border mergers and acquisitions: A synergistic learning perspective
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Thomas Ryser
Christoph Barmeyer and Eric Davoine
Leveraging positive cultural dynamics in emergent working cultures in a bi-national organization – A French-German case
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Christine Coisne
Thomas Ryser, Zsofia Oroszlan, Yannick Turkier and Hartmut Schulze
A heuristic model of cultural dynamics in globally dispersed product-service systems
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Christoph Barmeyer
Session III: Thursday, July 04, 16:00 to 17:30, CSC, 1st floor, Blue Section, Standard Life 1
Context Specific Studies in Organizations
Chair: Christoph Barmeyer and Jean-Pierre Dupuis
Nurit Zaidman
Relationships in bicultural global teams
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Jean-Pierre Segal
Jean-Pierre Segal
The dramatic recovery of a public bus company in New Caledonia: A cross-cultural perspective
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Nurit Zaidman
Session IV: Friday, July 05, 09:00 to 10:30, CSC, 1st floor, Blue Section, Standard Life 1
Comparative Perspectives on Cultures and Management
Chair: Christoph Barmeyer and Sylvie Chevrier
Virginia Drummond Abdala
The challenge of bridging cultural gaps in the BRICs: What can Europeans learn from the Chinese MNCs' experience in Brazil?
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Maria Ester de Freitas / Marcelo Dantas
Maria Ester de Freitas and Marcelo Dantas
Social fears of Brazilians
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Doirean Wilson
Session V: Friday, July 05, 14:00 to 15:30, CSC, 1st floor, Blue Section, Standard Life 1
Intercultural Communication
Chair: Sylvie Chevrier and Jean-Pierre Dupuis
Daniel Gulanowski, Luciara Nardon and Kathryn Aten
Bridging cultures through technology: The role of blogging in acculturation and cultural brokerage
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Louis-Marie Clouet
Louis-Marie Clouet
Revisiting translation: Intercultural communication and management as the combination of translator, interpret and manager
competencies
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Daniel Gulanowski/ Luciara Nardon/ Kathryn Aten
Session VI: Saturday, July 06, 09:00 to 10:30, CSC, 1st floor, Blue Section, Standard Life 1
Dynamics of Corporate Cultures
Chair: Christoph Barmeyer and Jean-Pierre Dupuis
Mette Zølner
Organizational actors: In between local embeddedness and global integration
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Guilherme Azevedo
Anna Blombäck, Olof Brunninge and Anders Melander
Excecutive interventions in the corporate value process
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Mette Zolner
Guilherme Azevedo
On the creation and international spread of a management culture
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Anna Blömback/ Olof Brunninge
Session VII: Saturday, July 06, 11:00 to 12:30, CSC, 1st floor, Blue Section, Standard Life 1
Cultural Concerns for Border Crossers
Chair: Christoph Barmeyer and Sylvie Chevrier
François Goxe and Michaël Viegas Pires
Multiple levels of culture and international entrepreneurship: A suggested theoretical framework
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): Diane A. Isabelle/ Luciara Nardon
Diane A. Isabelle and Luciara Nardon
Bridging cultural distances: A cognitive perspective on migrant workers
Discussant(s)Discussant(s): François Goxe / Michaël Viegas Pires