Transcultural Management

In today's increasingly international business world there is a pressing need for business people to be able to manage effectively across cultural barriers and to understand the dynamics of transcultural relationships. "Transcultural Management" suggests practical ways in which companies should restructure and develop so that they can successfully operate across the barriers on a global scale. Albert Koopman has many years of experience of managing in a particularly difficult multi-cultural work-place - South Africa - first as Managing Director of a large building materials merchant and then as a business consultant to a wide range of companies. His experience is arguably unique in that he was able, over the course of years, to change his company from a hierachical organization into a democratic and innovative workplace. His experience and observations on managing strategic change should be of value to anyone managing in a multi-cultural environment or who trades internationally across cultures.