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- Title
Organizational Design and Management Norms: A Comparative Study of Managers' Perceptions in the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, and Canada.
- Authors
Vertinsky, Han; Tse, David K.; Wehrung, Donald A.; Kam-hon Lee
- Abstract
This study surveys 155 executives from the People's Republic of China (PRC). Hong Kong, and Canada to investigate whether norms for organizational design and management are subject to a process of globalization. The survey consisted of structured questionnaires using two different sets of Likert-like importance rating scales. One set of scales examined organizational design norms. The other set focused on the desired attributes of a good manager. The balance of the evidence from this study supports the hypothesis of globalization. However, the study also indicates that some norms of organizational design that reflect basic cultural values are resistant to change and convergence. Furthermore the study indicates that regulatory and political differences may be reflected in local adaptation of organizational and management design norms.
- Subjects
HONG Kong (China); CHINA; CANADA; MANAGEMENT; GLOBALIZATION; COMPARATIVE studies; HYPOTHESIS
- Publication
Journal of Management, 1990, Vol 16, Issue 4, p853
- ISSN
0149-2063
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/014920639001600413