Leaders from this country

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Leaders from this country

Leaders from this country

Leaders from this country

Country each one corresponds to.

Read the portraits of leaders in five different countries and decide which

Germany Poland Sweden The United Kingdom The United States

- consider professional and technical skills to be very important.

- have a strong sense of authority.

- respect the different positions in the hierarchy of their companies.

- clearly define how jobs should be done.

- are very loyal to their companies and expect their subordinates to obey them.

- are often older than in other countries.

- 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.