Richard Reeves-Ellington
Biographic Data
| ID | 3771237 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard Reeves-Ellington |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard |
| FAMILY NAME | Reeves-Ellington |
| SIGNATURE | REEVES-ELLINGTON R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Norwich University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
From Command to Demand Economies
This article provides a case study of a Bulgarian oriental-carpet manufacturer (Rhodopski Kilim) located in the city of Assenovgrad in central Bulgaria. This case is time based (1993-97). The 1989 political changes that forced the Communist party from power in Bulgaria caused Rhodopski's director, Nikolai Nachkov, to shift from operating in a centrally controlled market to a diversified global one. His son, Dimiter, American university educated w…
A Mix of Cultures, Values, and People
The key premise of this article is that normative and prescriptive value orientation collisions are underlying causes of organizational culture conflict. This article explores the premise by examining the American University in Bulgaria (AUBG); an organization rife with internal conflicts between its major internal constituencies of American faculty, Bulgarian administrators, and Bulgarian students. Arguably, the conflict reduced the effectivenes…
Organizing for Global Effectiveness
Emerging global organizations with multinational and multicultural personnel are failing because of internal cultural and value differences. They are also failing by focusing on their internal organization rather than striving to adapt to the external environment. Traditional organizational models and structures lack the flexibility to accommodate the diversity required today. This study discusses the theoretical basis for organizational change a…
Applied Anthropology
Using Cultural Skills for Cooperative Advantage in Japan
As US companies strive to compete in the global marketplace, managers who in the past never left the home office must now work with foreign colleagues. This paper provides a theoretical framework integrating culture, total quality, participant observation, and ethnography which has been integrated into a learning process for US-based managers and scientists who work with foreign colleagues. It discusses how Pharmco, a pharmaceutical subsidiary of…
Work and Ethics in the Global Economy Organizational Ethics and Anthropologists
A Manager’s Use of Anthropology
Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Richard Reeves-Ellington; A Manager's Use of Anthropology. Practicing Anthropology 1 January 1988; 10 (1): 8–9. doi: https://doi.org/10.17730/praa.10.1.j3r4167185lv8339 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote …
Using Cultural Skills for Cooperative Advantage in Japan
As US companies strive to compete in the global marketplace, managers who in the past never left the home office must now work with foreign colleagues. This paper provides a theoretical framework integrating culture, total quality, participant observation, and ethnography which has been integrated into a learning process for US-based managers and scientists who work with foreign colleagues. It discusses how Pharmco, a pharmaceutical subsidiary of…
Work and Ethics in the Global Economy Organizational Ethics and Anthropologists
A Manager’s Use of Anthropology
Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Richard Reeves-Ellington; A Manager's Use of Anthropology. Practicing Anthropology 1 January 1988; 10 (1): 8–9. doi: https://doi.org/10.17730/praa.10.1.j3r4167185lv8339 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote …
Work and Ethics in the Global Economy Organizational Ethics and Anthropologists
Applied Anthropology
Using Cultural Skills for Cooperative Advantage in Japan
As US companies strive to compete in the global marketplace, managers who in the past never left the home office must now work with foreign colleagues. This paper provides a theoretical framework integrating culture, total quality, participant observation, and ethnography which has been integrated into a learning process for US-based managers and scientists who work with foreign colleagues. It discusses how Pharmco, a pharmaceutical subsidiary of…
Organizing for Global Effectiveness
Emerging global organizations with multinational and multicultural personnel are failing because of internal cultural and value differences. They are also failing by focusing on their internal organization rather than striving to adapt to the external environment. Traditional organizational models and structures lack the flexibility to accommodate the diversity required today. This study discusses the theoretical basis for organizational change a…
A Mix of Cultures, Values, and People
The key premise of this article is that normative and prescriptive value orientation collisions are underlying causes of organizational culture conflict. This article explores the premise by examining the American University in Bulgaria (AUBG); an organization rife with internal conflicts between its major internal constituencies of American faculty, Bulgarian administrators, and Bulgarian students. Arguably, the conflict reduced the effectivenes…
From Command to Demand Economies
This article provides a case study of a Bulgarian oriental-carpet manufacturer (Rhodopski Kilim) located in the city of Assenovgrad in central Bulgaria. This case is time based (1993-97). The 1989 political changes that forced the Communist party from power in Bulgaria caused Rhodopski's director, Nikolai Nachkov, to shift from operating in a centrally controlled market to a diversified global one. His son, Dimiter, American university educated w…
Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Law (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Bulgarian (2 works) · Citation (2 works) · Economics (2 works)