Comparative Management Insights

Comparative Management: The study of how organizational behavior and management practices differ across cultures.

Made-in-America Management Theories Require Translation

Gert Hofstede’s research led him to recommend that American management theories be adapted rather than imposed on other local cultures.

Management Styles Vary Across Countries and Cultures

Managers were interviewed and rated on a list of 18 standard management practices

Three broad areas:

Monitoring

Targets

Incentives

Findings:

Countries with strong overall management practices are not all alike

Countries have their own characteristic ways of implementing good management practices

Managers working internationally need to use their cultural intelligence to detect local management preferences

Countries Place Differing Emphasis on Standard Management Practices

GLOBE Leadership Matrix