French Resistance

Individuals Versus the Company in French Corporate Life

Michael Johnson

120 pages, parution le 28/11/1996

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Résumé

This study examines France's determination to remain aloof and unaffected as the world economy threatens the French way of doing business. Describing the difficulty in initiating change in French organizations, the author tells of the obstacles he encountered in attempting to modernize the working practices of a Paris firm. His observations are based upon customs and habits peculiar to the French, yet they apply equally to all foreign cultures.

Management methods, attitudes to the outside world, and the historic roots of the French mentality are viewed and explained anecdotally, based on the author's experience of living and working in France, and are accompanied by humorous illustrations.

Sommaire

Learning to Love Hierarchy
- The Perils of Cultural Cross-Dressing
- Spotting Those Barriers to Change
- The Big Standoff in the Workplace
- The Missing Interface at the Top
What Makes Them Tick
- Managing Uncontrolled Spontaneity
- Privacy: Don't Ask Me Where I Live
- Considering 'Foolish Consistency'
- Elitism at its Best and Worst
Eating and Talking - What They Do Best
- How Quickly the Barriers Crumble
- Words: The Subtlest Weapon
- The Crooked Road Forward
- Appendix: Inaugural speeches

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Cassell
Auteur(s)	Michael Johnson
Parution	28/11/1996
Nb. de pages	120
Format	17 x 24,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	235g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780304339129
ISBN13	978-0-304-33912-9