Innovation and Culture

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This article was originally published on my LinkedIn page. Power distance Every company or organisation needs to innovate to stay relevant, to keep a competitive edge and remain on top of the business. Research shows that creativity and…
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The Dutch Team

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It’s like herding cats! This article, by Alette Vonk, was originally published in the Xpat Journal (Volume 21 issue #1, Autumn 2018). It is about the Dutch habit of ‘emerging insight’, which can drive people from other countries to despair. A…
OD Practitioner 2016 vol 48 n3

Article: “Natália is at a loss”

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This is an article of Alette Vonk for connect2us in the Xpat Journal: “Natália is at a loss.” Just a few months ago, Natália moved to the Netherlands with her mom, dad and two brothers. She’s an intelligent girl and her Dutch is progressing…
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Culture eats strategy for breakfast

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A blog that I published in the Journal of Jobnet Africa and on my LinkedIn page: "Culture eats strategy for breakfast”. International companies doing business in unexplored markets with different cultures, face some of the world´s toughest…
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Organisatieverandering langs de culturele meetlat

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Artikel van Alette Vonk, gepubliceerd in M&O Tijdschrift voor Management en Organisatie (M&O, jrg. 71, nr. 1, 2017) Titel: ‘Interactieve benaderingen langs de culturele meetlat.’ Volgens Prof. Hofstede is het een "excellent artikel."…
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Oude en nieuwe kennis in Afrika

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OUDE EN NIEUWE KENNIS IN AFRIKA LinkedIn blog van Alette Vonk: een reactie op afscheid van Kees Broere als correspondent van de Volkskrant in Afrika: “Oude en nieuwe kennis in Afrika”. Revolutie Vorige week schreef Kees Broere een mooi afscheidsartikel…
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Heineken in Africa: the mirror

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HEINEKEN IN AFRICA: THE MIRROR The book Heineken in Afrika [i] has been called “the most valuable management book that I read in years” [ii], which is quite remarkable, since it wasn’t meant to be a management book. Research journalist…
OD Practitioner 2016 vol 48 n3

OD Approaches and other cultures

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Article published by Alette Vonk, on organizational change in different cultural contexts: ‘OD Approaches and other cultures’ (OD Practitioner, vol 48, nr. 3, 2016). The article is based on known OD tools and the cultural dimensions of Prof.…