Managers from this country

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 393.

Managers from this country

Managers from this country

Managers from this country

• receive a general education
• delegate authority
• take a practical approach to management
• have relatively formal relationships at work
• encourage their employees to work individually
• believe it is important to continue education and training at work

• consider social qualities to be as important as education
• encourage their employees to take an interest in their work
• pay close attention to the quality of working life
• do not use as much authority as in other countries
• appreciate low-level decision-making
• are often women.

• generally attend business schools
• communicate easily and informally at work
• admire the qualities of a leader
• expect everyone to work hard, individual performance is measured and initiative is rewarded
• have competitive and aggressive attitudes to work
• often accept innovation and change

• older managers hold technical degrees rather than business qualifications
• work long hours and expect their subordinates to do so
• are extremely innovative, optimistic and determined
• are quick to invest in the development of new products, market techniques and methods of production and distribution