Research Catalog

Title

Corporate tribalism : white men/white women and cultural diversity at work / Thomas Kochman and Jean Mavrelis.

Author

Kochman, Thomas.

Publication

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.

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Additional Authors

Mavrelis, Jean.

Description

x, 239 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"The 2008 elections shattered historical precedents and pushed race and gender back to the forefront of our national consciousness. The wide range of reactions to the efforts of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Sarah Palin dramatically reflected ongoing conflicts over diversity in our society, especially in the venue where people are most likely to encounter them: work. As more and more people who aren't white men enter corporate America, we urgently need to learn how to avoid clashes over these issues and how to resolve them when they do occur." "Thomas Kochman and Jean Mavrelis have been helping corporations successfully do that for over twenty years. Their diversity training and consulting firm has helped managers and employees at numerous companies recognize and overcome the cultural bases of miscommunication between ethnic groups and across gender lines - and in Corporate Tribalism they seek to share their expertise with the world."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Whites > Attitudes
• Cultural awareness
• Diversity in the workplace
• Intercultural communication

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-233) and index.

Contents

I. CWM and the New Social Order -- Ch. 1. CWM and Corporate Diversity Initiatives -- Ch. 2. Americanization -- Ch. 3. Social and Cultural Conflicts in the Workplace -- Ch. 4. CWM Cultural Style at Work -- ch. 5. Other Cultural Comparisons and Contrasts -- Ch. 6. Multiculturalism and Social Inclusion -- II. CWW at Work -- Ch. 7. Cultural Underpinnings -- Ch. 8. CWW and Women of Color -- Ch. 9. Gossip and Community -- Ch. 10. Other Cultural Contrasts and Lessons Learned -- Ch. 11. Styles of Conflict Resolution -- Ch. 12. Networking and Getting Ahead -- Ch. 13. Ten Things That CWW Can Do to Befriend Women of Color at Work -- Ch. 14. The White Woman People Pleaser Tale of Woe.

ISBN

• 9780226449579 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 0226449572 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

• 2008031033
• 40016513373

OCLC

• ocn234260145
• 234260145
• SCSB-9052604

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries