1st chapter
1) What do you mean by comparative management? Comparative management is the identifying, measuring and interpreting the similarities’ and differences among managers behavior, techniques followed and practices applied as found in various countries .... J.R Terry
Comparative management defined as studying and analysis of management in different environments and the reasonss that enterprises show different result in various countries..... Knootz and Weihrich
The main theme is_
Identify, masseure and interpreate the various countries management procedure.
2) Difference between comparative management and international management.
1) Comparative mgt in a border concept. It deals with overall mgt practices of all countries. International mgt comparing with comparative mgt, It concerts with operation, franchise joint venture in the host counters. 2) comparative mgt does not need of ever of the local condition.
International mgt is must be aware of the local condition. 3) comparative management is not part of international management It is a part of the comparative management. 3) Nature of comparative management? 1) Advance managerial know how is (strategy) much more important for economic growth and improved productivity. 2) Technical / knowledge are necessary for productivity improvement and fairly easy to transfer between countries. 3) Designing a suitable approach or technique of mgt lessons from other countries are useful 4) The fundamental functions of mgt are basically the same, but the goals and the means followed differ among countries ( believes. altitude customs. values) 5) The skill and knowledge to manage can vary among various countries. 6) The relative influence of each environmental factor varies is significance in each country. 4) Importance of understanding comparative mgt?