Facets of Managing in Cross-Cultural Diversity

Introduction 7

Part 1. Cross-Cultural Diversity – Macro Perspective 11

Chapter 1. Identity – a Brief Humanistic Perspective (Joanna Sośnicka) 13
Chapter 2. Comparative Analyses of European Identities in Business – and Every-Day Behaviour: Working and Living Together in Europe (Angela Diehl-Becker) 23
Chapter 3. Managing in Diversity: the Major Domain and Contemporary Transitions (Udaya Mohan Devadas) 39
Chapter 4. Replaced by Machines? The Intelligent (Ro)Bots as the Disruptive Innovation for Human Workforce in Cross Cultural Perspective (Artur Modliński, Marcin Bartosiak) 69
Chapter 5. Cultural Differences in Understanding Social Capital – Wasta and Social Capital (Omar Shaheen) 91

Part 2. Human Resources and Organizational Behavior Perspectives on Cross-Cultural Diversity 101

Chapter 6. Migration of Employees from Ukraine – Cultural Proximity and Human Resources Management Practices as a Chance to Keep them in Poland (Katarzyna Gadomska-Lila, Viktoriia Moskalenko) 103
Chapter 7. Management in a Multicultural Environment (Katarzyna Januszkiewicz, Justyna Wiktorowicz) 117
Appendix. Diagnostic Tool for Self-Assessment of Multicultural Management Skills (Katarzyna Januszkiewicz) 134
Chapter 8. Diversity and Inclusion Practices among Different Cultures (Marta Borkowska) 141
Chapter 9. Culture and Performance Appraisal Processes and Practices: Critical Insights from the South African Public Sector (Tyanai Masiya, Herbert Kanengoni) 159

Summary 179