Richard Mead Livres

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First biography of the last 8th Army Commander, McCreery's record in WW2 was outstanding at Dunkirk, North Africa and Italy. He commanded the 8th Army from September 1944 onwards, was an outstanding horseman of his era and pioneer of armoured tactics.

The first biography of this distinguished WW2 general who was a pioneer of airborne forces and commander of the 1st Airborne Corps.

Long overdue biography of a leading WW2 RAF Bomber Command Officer.

Good communication creates good relationships, high morale, and an increase in productivity and profits. Cultural differences can create tremendous problems in communication, and in today's international business world, this can have dramatic effects. Explains not only how to handle such problems, but also how cultural differences can be turned to advantage. Author Richard Mead shows how management priorities are communicated in different cultures, examining the various communication problems facing the manager dealing with people from other cultures. In particular, the author shows how managers can develop skills to recognize the differences, analyze them, and identify and apply appropriate solutions--before the differences become headaches.

An Insight in Montgomery's leadership style which covers Monty's campaigns in North Africa, Sicily, Italy (all 8th Army) and NW Europe (Army Group).

First biography of this legendary Commando pioneer, the youngest Major General of the War.

MRAF Sam Elworthy was arguably the pre-eminent Royal Air Force officer of the post-war era. A highly decorated and gallant pilot he possessed contagious charm and a fierce intellect. This is his story.

As in previous editions of this popular text on cross-cultural management, students will find here an invaluable guide to key management theories, linked to practical examples from all round the world. The book's key distinctive feature remains its truly international profile, with current examples from the US, Europe, Asia and new perspectives in this edition from other regions. Discussion of cross-cultural models is updated by including the 'crossvergence' framework developed during the 1990s, as well as the latest new research on organizational culture Coverage of how and to what extent cultural variation affects the implementation of e-technology at the workplace (esp. in multinational subsidiaries) New material on the management of marketing/sales teams across borders and implications of cultural differences for expatriate managers. The addition of several new cases, from the Middle East, Latin America and Africa as well as new cases in in Asia. The 4th edition retains the special appendix on how to write a successful dissertaion or project which makes this a useful text for both MBA and advanced undergraduate courses.