<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> Innovations, new technological solutions by means of which users have constant access to information from all over the world, are continuously influencing the way people live. A very important moment in the development of using the Internet was the appearance of the first social media. One of the first and most widely known is Wikipedia, described as the Internet encyclopaedia.The aim of the article is to identify the ways of using Wikipedia by individual users in various foreign countries, with respect to the characteristics such as age, gender and education. The analysis of the literature has been complemented with the results of the empirical study that was conducted in several countries (China, Germany, India, Poland, Russia, Spain, the United States and Turkey). The analysis of the empirical data showed significant differentiation of the influence of the studied determinants on the ways of using the Wikipedia resources. In the majority of the studied groups gender was the most differentiating determinant.</abstract>

Wikipedia Users in the Light of International Research – Practical Implications

<abstract xml:lang="n" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> Since twenty years, many Western firms in search of new markets and labour force cheaper, relocate their production units to countries of Central Europe, Asia or South America. Faced with the problem of transfer of know-how and technical training in new cultural contexts, they develop the methods of HRM which aim their employees loyalty, and raise the skills of labour to produce in context of respectful very demanding standards. In this article we will analyze strategies that apply not only to employees but also their families, and more generally to the local environment and which suggest a return to paternalism skilfully renovated in terms of «corporate social responsibility of firms».</abstract>

The New Paternalism as Intercultural Management Mode in the Relocated Businesses in Central Europe

<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> Mergers are a very important aspect of corporate growth. But so many mergers fail to achieve their aim. A lot of mergers won’t produce value for the acquiring firms. Evidence and surveys have shown that corporate culture is very important for the success of mergers and acquisitions. This evidence also points to the fact that cultural differences are a very important factor that could lead to failures in mergers. Currently there is not much empirical evidence or theory on the importance of cultural differences for the performance of mergers and acquisitions. Though, there is a growing rate of interest in this area.</abstract>

Organizational Culture in Mergers and Acquisitions

<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> The motives for assigning a manager overseas are numerous. The responsibilities of these managers are: infiltrating new markets, supervising effective rapid growth of the company, technology transfer, management of cooperative partnership, conveying organizational values and norms, and building global communication ability. The process of acquiring the host country culture is very complicated and multifaceted. The paper addresses aspects of coaching expatriate managers.</abstract>

Coaching Expatriate Managers

<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> In this article the author, after the presentation of some theoretical assumptions, presents the management students′ opinions about their expectations towards organizational leaders. The author attempts to determine the similarities and differences in respondents′ expectations related to their gender, different level of studies - bachelor, master and postgraduate, and stage of life. The results show that these factors have an impact on individual expectations towards leaders′ features and style of behavior. The data obtained is also correlated with author’s previous studies in this domain conducted by using different methods of research in groups of students from 12 countries. The author also compares the results of his research to other international studies of future managers′ expectations (students of management) towards organizational leaders, which according to their knowledge and impression are a guarantee of success in their cultural environment.</abstract>

Management Students′ Expectations towards Organizational Leaders. Polish Case in the Context of other CEE Countries

<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> The purpose of the present study was to demonstrate specific strategies to deconstruct dichotomous, hierarchical, and linear thinking styles and to develop holistic thinking. Developing holistic thinking is the foundation of increasing intercultural competencies for students, faculty, managers, and CEOs. Holistic thinking style allows us to view the world from both Western (linear) and Eastern (non-linear) perspectives. Participants were 35 students (23 American and 12 South Korean students) in an intercultural competence course at a State College in the US. The study found that it is possible for Westerns to increase non-linearity (holistic thinking) by completing specific repetitious reflective writing on a regular basis without censoring. Limitations of the study were the small sample size (N=35) and the short duration (3 months).</abstract>

Thinking Styles and Intercultural Competencies

<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> One of the five cultural dimensions suggested by G. Hofstede, the dimension of masculinity and femininity, is very controversial. Defining cultures as feminine and masculine results in two issues. In the first, the content one, masculine cultures are characterised by “hard”, instrumental values, whereas feminine cultures by “soft” values whose core is the quality of interpersonal relations. In feminine cultures gender differences disappear, however, with the increase in the masculinisation of culture, the differences in the range of gender values grow. The article is of cognitive character. It shows the results of the research concerning the values and basic objectives in the range of dimensions of masculinity and femininity carried out in Polish and Ukrainian organizations.</abstract>

Masculinity vs Femininity in Polish and Ukrainian Organisational Cultures

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