As an increasing number of organizations seek to operate in foreign markets, it is vital that management to develop a better understanding of, and sensitivity to, the impact of different national settings on the management task. In the field of cross-cultural management/organization , the success of operations, efficiency depends on the understanding of few things what is the work culture, what is peculiar or specific to one nation or culture, customs. Pacific Dunlop case describes the experiences of a plant manager in China. Problems arise concerning differences in culture, expectations, and management styles. In a country like China the processes, people and systems are tuned in away, which is totally different from a western management point of view. Lack of automated production system, lack of managers whom plant manager can delegate, unable to retain young floor managers, lack of technical skills, custom and practices are all part of the current inefficiencies and excess......
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