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Rule makers, rule breakers : how tight and loose cultures wire our world / Michele Gelfand

Author
Gelfand, Michele J.
Published
New York, NY : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2018.
Copyright Date
©2018
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Physical Description
376 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Contents
Part I. Foundations : the power of a primal social force -- A cure for chaos -- Past vs. present : the more things change, the more they stay the same -- The yin and yang of tight and loose -- Disaster, disease, and diversity -- Part II. Analysis : tight-loose here, there, and everywhere -- The war between America's states -- Working class vs. upper class : the hidden cultural fault line -- Is your organization tight or loose? It matters more than you think -- Mirror check : are you a "T" or a "L"? -- Part III. Applications : tight-loose in a changing world -- Goldilocks had it right -- Culture's revenge and global (dis)order -- Harnessing the power of social norms.
Summary
"A theory explaining cultural differences between countries and individuals based on the rigidity with which they adhere--or don't--to 'social norms'"--
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ISBN
9781501152931 hardcover
1501152939 hardcover
9781501152948
1501152947
9781472139238
1472139232
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-360) and index.
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