Managing in Britain and Germany

Download or read book Managing in Britain and Germany written by Jean-Louis Barsoux and published by Springer. This book was released on 1994-11-12 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing in Britain and Germany compares British and German managers' behaviour and views of their work, and seeks to explain the differences. Based on a two year comparative study by British and German research teams, the book challenges the universal view of management presented in so many management books, by showing how differently German middle managers think and act. These differences are then unravelled and traced back to their various roots: ranging from the particular (nature of the job, product or organisation) to the general (the society's institutions and values). Written by leading management experts from Britain and Germany, the book provides useful lessons and insights for practising managers and for those studying management everywhere.