What Do Russian Managers Really Do - An Observational Study With Comparisons To United-States Managers

    Authors

    F. Luthans; D. H. B. Welsh;S. A. Rosenkrantz

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Int. Bus. Stud.

    Keywords

    Business; Management

    Abstract

    Recent events have generated considerable interest, but little empirical evidence, in Russian management. This observation study of a sample of managers (N=66) in a large textile factory in Russia used the same definitions, methodology and procedures as a stream of research conducted by Luthans and his colleagues on U.S. ''Real Managers'' (see Luthans, Hodgetts and Rosenkrantz [1988]). Similar to American managers, the Russian managers in this factory were observed, in order, to perform traditional management, communication, human resources and networking activities. Also similar to the managers studied in the U.S., the Russian managers' networking activity generally related to their success. The relationship between the Russian managers' various activities and their effectiveness was less clear, but, like the American managers, the communication activity was a significant predictor across analysis techniques. The implications these findings have for Russia's transition to a market economy are discussed.

    Journal Title

    Journal of International Business Studies

    Volume

    24

    Issue/Number

    4

    Publication Date

    1-1-1993

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    741

    Last Page

    761

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:A1993MP07400006

    ISSN

    0047-2506

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