Transnational Organizations and Cross-Cultural Workplaces
This work explores everyday face-to-face interactions between expatriate and host national employees in cross-cultural offices of transnational organizations and corporations. Applying the concepts of cosmopolitanism, social capital, and network theory, t
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Yukimi Shimoda
Transnational Organizations and Cross-Cultural Workplaces
Yukimi Shimoda
Transnational Organizations and Cross-Cultural Workplaces
Yukimi Shimoda The University of Western Australia Perth, Australia Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Research Institute Tokyo, Japan
ISBN 978-1-137-52211-5 ISBN 978-1-137-52212-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-52212-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016957329 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover illustration © KTSDESIGN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Nature America Inc. The registered company address is: 1 New York Plaza, New York, NY 10004, U.S.A.
To my parents
Preface
This book is about cross-cultural interactions and transnational connections of people from different socio-economic and socio-cultural backgrounds. My interests in the two main groups described in this book—expatriate and host national employees—are deeply intersected with and have been fostered by my own experiences. I spent my youth from the 1960s through the 1980s in a tiny city in the southern part of Japan. Before graduating from a high school there, I had only twice encountered foreigners in my home city. One day, my junior high classroom was filled with excitement. One week earlier, a female English teacher had announced that she would bring an American to the next lesson. Following the school bell, the teacher entered the classroom trailed by an unfamiliar figure. At that time, what most of the students had imagined was an Anglo-American with fair hair and white skin. The person the teacher brought, however, was a female African American with black curly hair and dark skin. The students were seemingly surprised for a second. The teacher smilingly introduced the woman, who was also showing a big smile. We had a wonderful Engli
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