Research
in this area is focused on critical perspectives of working and managing
internationally and across cultural and institutional contexts; on
international and cross-cultural team working; on the relationship between
global dynamics, management and organizational knowledge; and on the transfer
of knowledge cross-culturally. There is a particular interest in developing and
emerging countries, with a special expertise in sub-Saharan Africa.
Ongoing
projects and interests include:
Professor
Terence Jackson
- Cross-cultural management in Africa
- China in Africa and its organizational, management and development implications
- The informal economy and indigenous knowledge
- Cross-cultural management in international development
- Changing geopolitical dynamics, the emergence of Southern Theory and contributions to cross-cultural management theory and the wider social sciences
Dr
Nathalie van Meurs
- The predictive validity of cultural values in relation to management at governmental, organizational and individual level
- Organisational justice
- Cultural Intelligence
- Power relations in aid & development
- Cross-cultural negotiations
- Intercultural interaction and identity
Dr Ellis
Osabutey
- Technology and knowledge transfer between foreign and local firms
- Human resource development and management, particularly in relation to Africa
- International and cross-cultural management and its relation to capacity building in Africa
- Research contributions to evidence-based policy making in Africa
There
are strong collaborative links with colleagues across the Business School
particularly in Economics and International Development and in Leadership Work
and Organizations. A particular strength is our international collaborative
work, with strong links with US, European, Chinese and African scholars and
universities.
