Super Management: a Combination of Management Techniques Used Around the World
Super Management: A Combination of Management Techniques Used Around the World
The success of a business is often linked to effective management techniques. Many books have been written about the best way to manage a company and what skills are needed to succeed. In looking at successful economies across the globe we can see that there are many styles of effective management. The United States, Japan, and Germany have the top three economies in the world, respectively, and while they have all been successful, they each utilize different characteristics of management. In this paper, we will illustrate the differences in the management of these three nations based on culture, workforce, management style, employee relations, and decision making. We will then combine the best characteristics of each to illustrate a style of super management and provide our own idea of the best way to manage a company.
The United States, Germany and Japan have very different cultures. First, let us look at the population and the people that make up these different countries. The United States is a democracy with a population that is made up of 69% White, 13.5% Hispanics/Latinos, 13% African-Americans, 4% Asians and Pacific Islanders, 1% Native Americans and 2.4% of the population claiming to be more than one race. There are just as many different religious beliefs as there are different races and ethnicities in the U. S. The population of America is approximately 293 million people. Americans are known for being outspoken and candid as well as placing value on patriotism and individualism as opposed to conformity (Page 2). When compared, Germany's population is less than a third of the United States at only 82.4 million. Germany's population consists of 91% German natives while minorities include those from Turkey, the former Yugoslavia, Italy, Greece and Poland. The majority of the Germany population belongs to the Roman Catholic Church while the rest of the remaining
The success of a business is often linked to effective management techniques. Many books have been written about the best way to manage a company and what skills are needed to succeed. In looking at successful economies across the globe we can see that there are many styles of effective management. The United States, Japan, and Germany have the top three economies in the world, respectively, and while they have all been successful, they each utilize different characteristics of management. In this paper, we will illustrate the differences in the management of these three nations based on culture, workforce, management style, employee relations, and decision making. We will then combine the best characteristics of each to illustrate a style of super management and provide our own idea of the best way to manage a company.
The United States, Germany and Japan have very different cultures. First, let us look at the population and the people that make up these different countries. The United States is a democracy with a population that is made up of 69% White, 13.5% Hispanics/Latinos, 13% African-Americans, 4% Asians and Pacific Islanders, 1% Native Americans and 2.4% of the population claiming to be more than one race. There are just as many different religious beliefs as there are different races and ethnicities in the U. S. The population of America is approximately 293 million people. Americans are known for being outspoken and candid as well as placing value on patriotism and individualism as opposed to conformity (Page 2). When compared, Germany's population is less than a third of the United States at only 82.4 million. Germany's population consists of 91% German natives while minorities include those from Turkey, the former Yugoslavia, Italy, Greece and Poland. The majority of the Germany population belongs to the Roman Catholic Church while the rest of the remaining