Managing International Operations

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This paper explains that, in international operations, the basic rules of management do not change; but, in a foreign country, what changes are the people with whom a manager has to deal. The author points out that changes within the organization will be determined by three main factors: the dominant cultural lifestyles of individuals in the organizations, change agents and strategic opinion leaders of all types, and the communication of innovation. The paper recommends that expatriate managers should overcome their self-orientation and try to enjoy the local entertainment and similar activities.

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"This change will be determined by three main factors dominant cultural lifestyles of individuals in the organizations, change agents and strategic opinion leaders of all types and the communication of innovation. These will be influenced by the effort made by the management in trying to be close to the employees, the assurances of the future of the organization as seen by the employees, the quality of the individual leadership provided by the top management of the new organization, and the masculinity shown. The last point is because most people still tend to follow men as leaders and not women. We shall come back to this point of the importance of human relations at the end of this essay.The next point to be considered is the forecasting of the results to be achieved by the foreign organization. This depends a lot on how the new organization has come into being."

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