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MANAGEMENT PRQBLEMS
In Indonesia-through the Eyes of a Foreigner •A note
Management -problems in any environment could be discussed relative to the particular type of enterprise ;public or private ,foreign or domestic, large or small, manufacturing or Otherwise ,etc. Another would be in terms of management activities; decision making, delegation of authority, organizational structure, decentralization, etc. Lacking space allocation and the depth of research required to discuss management problems in the detail the above would require, the author rather limits discussion to specific; problem heading that wilt often overlap many of the above mentioned distinctive categories.
In general sense, a manager in Indonesia faces the same problems as a manager elsewhere: how to effectively accomplish objectives given available resources and operational environment. Having said that, one can immediately go found point out that Indonesian-human and other resources as well as objectives differ from those elsewhere. SQ there will be similiarities and differences and it will be the latter to Which most attentions given in the following discussion.
Government influence in management decisions must be taken into account both in market oriented United States and in socialist Russian pattern. This influence brings regulation both in the United States and Indonesia but with a weaker set of institutions in the latter to make the controls unifform1y effective. thus, compared to • the Unite States, managers in Indonesia face a greater degree of uncertainly. There is a tendency in both countries for management to minimize the economic impact of control but through formal procedures the outcomes are predictable in the United States. For Example, American management finds legal loopholes by which taxes can be reduced and they will press the law 'to be limit in minimizing taxation. But in Indonesia, often much more uncertainty is involved with tax assessment
In Indonesia-through the Eyes of a Foreigner •A note
Management -problems in any environment could be discussed relative to the particular type of enterprise ;public or private ,foreign or domestic, large or small, manufacturing or Otherwise ,etc. Another would be in terms of management activities; decision making, delegation of authority, organizational structure, decentralization, etc. Lacking space allocation and the depth of research required to discuss management problems in the detail the above would require, the author rather limits discussion to specific; problem heading that wilt often overlap many of the above mentioned distinctive categories.
In general sense, a manager in Indonesia faces the same problems as a manager elsewhere: how to effectively accomplish objectives given available resources and operational environment. Having said that, one can immediately go found point out that Indonesian-human and other resources as well as objectives differ from those elsewhere. SQ there will be similiarities and differences and it will be the latter to Which most attentions given in the following discussion.
Government influence in management decisions must be taken into account both in market oriented United States and in socialist Russian pattern. This influence brings regulation both in the United States and Indonesia but with a weaker set of institutions in the latter to make the controls unifform1y effective. thus, compared to • the Unite States, managers in Indonesia face a greater degree of uncertainly. There is a tendency in both countries for management to minimize the economic impact of control but through formal procedures the outcomes are predictable in the United States. For Example, American management finds legal loopholes by which taxes can be reduced and they will press the law 'to be limit in minimizing taxation. But in Indonesia, often much more uncertainty is involved with tax assessment