Chapter 9
Learning local management processes and working styles of cultural others
Article outline
- 9.0Introduction
- 9.1Method
- 9.1.1Interviewees
- 9.1.2Materials
- 9.1.3Procedure
- 9.1.4Analyses
- 9.2Findings
- 9.2.1“I am giving you free reign”: Between “liberal” and “conservative” management
- 9.2.2“A pawn”: Power management
- 9.2.3“Maybe the problem will resolve itself”: Management through guanxi
- 9.2.4“Dui, dui, dui, dui!”: Local hierarchy
- 9.2.5“A temporary solution”: Between “methodical” and “short-sighted” management
- 9.2.6“Putting out fires”: Between “short-sighted” and “forward-looking” management
- 9.3Discussion and conclusion