The Impact of National Culture on Working Style of Slovak Managers

The aim was to measure the impact of national culture - presented in the following dimensions: 1. “Power Distance”, 2. “Individualisms and Collectivism”, 3. “Masculinity and Feminity” 4. “Certainty and Uncertainty” and 5. “Time orientation’- the way of working of the sampled Slovak managers. For ass...

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Published in:Procedia economics and finance 2015, Vol.34, p.164-171
Main Authors: Daňková, Alena, Droppa, Milan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Certainty and Uncertainty
Individualisms and Collectivism
Masculinity and Feminity
Power distance
Time orientation
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Summary:The aim was to measure the impact of national culture - presented in the following dimensions: 1. “Power Distance”, 2. “Individualisms and Collectivism”, 3. “Masculinity and Feminity” 4. “Certainty and Uncertainty” and 5. “Time orientation’- the way of working of the sampled Slovak managers. For assuring the highest validity of the Students results was used paired t-test. Based on these results it can be stated that the various dimensions of the work of managers of all levels (first-line, middle, top) dominate the following attributes: 1.Style with little power distance; 2.Individualistic style of work; 3.The feminine style of work; 4.Requiring certainty of work; 5. Long - time work orientation.
ISSN:2212-5671
2212-5671
DOI:10.1016/S2212-5671(15)01615-9