INTC 1F90 Lecture : The Platinum Rule.docx
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Do unto others as they would have you do unto them. Ample evidence shows that cultures of the world are getting more and more interconnected and that the business world is becoming increasingly global. As economic borders come down, cultural barriers will most likely come down, cultural barriers will most likely go up and present new challenges and opportunities in business. House, 2004, p. 1 in culture, leadership and organization. Project globe is a long term analysis of cultural patterns directed at organizational behaviour in an intercultural setting. Robert j house was a researcher in management and organizational behaviour at u of t, the. Specifically directed at business needs, examining leadership qualities as they relate to the changing needs of intercultural business. Like hofstede"s work, project globe studied a large amount of data, but in many intercultural business settings: roughly 20000 samples from 61 cultures. Investigating the qualities necessary for effective leadership across cultures.