Chinese Management Style and Western Style
Compare and contrast common Chinese management styles and common Western management styles
By Di Yang 09114786 Accounting, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Introduction
It is a fact that the economic trade tends to occur among counties all over the world. The managerial styles about how to plan a project and control a complete process as well as directing work of subordinates in companies especially in the multinational enterprises become similar in the economic globalization process, but it still exists difference because of different cultures, values and different levels of technology development. China attended the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2005 resulting in the frequent transaction and communication with other countries. It is said that China is blending its own management styles with Western styles (Frankt.G, 2008). So it is meaningful to discover the similarities and differences between Chinese and Western countries in management styles to investigate the different cultures influence on the management.
Contrast
Obviously, when an international company whose goal is prompting their products to all the corners in the world aims to establish a branch in other country, it will consider the local culture and customs to communicate and transact with the local people. It is also necessary to translate the previous managerial styles to new styles suitable for the local condition. So management in China and West is different which is resulting from different cultures and values.
The relationship between manager and employee
It is probable that Chinese are accustomed to setting disciplines and imposing punishment when people have a mistake owing to the negative view of the human nature and the belief that the preference of external control can achieve a relatively excellent performance (Evans, W.A. no date). However, in the western high trust society, the absolutely duties are distributed to employees and the
By Di Yang 09114786 Accounting, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Introduction
It is a fact that the economic trade tends to occur among counties all over the world. The managerial styles about how to plan a project and control a complete process as well as directing work of subordinates in companies especially in the multinational enterprises become similar in the economic globalization process, but it still exists difference because of different cultures, values and different levels of technology development. China attended the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2005 resulting in the frequent transaction and communication with other countries. It is said that China is blending its own management styles with Western styles (Frankt.G, 2008). So it is meaningful to discover the similarities and differences between Chinese and Western countries in management styles to investigate the different cultures influence on the management.
Contrast
Obviously, when an international company whose goal is prompting their products to all the corners in the world aims to establish a branch in other country, it will consider the local culture and customs to communicate and transact with the local people. It is also necessary to translate the previous managerial styles to new styles suitable for the local condition. So management in China and West is different which is resulting from different cultures and values.
The relationship between manager and employee
It is probable that Chinese are accustomed to setting disciplines and imposing punishment when people have a mistake owing to the negative view of the human nature and the belief that the preference of external control can achieve a relatively excellent performance (Evans, W.A. no date). However, in the western high trust society, the absolutely duties are distributed to employees and the
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