American Style of Management

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This is a presentation that includes topics related to american style of management like office environment, working hours, meetings, teamwork, communication, leadership.

CONTENT
• • • • • • • • • • • • INTRODUCTION REQURIEMENT FEATURES OFFICE ENVIROMENT WORKING HOURS MEETINGS TEAMWORK COMMUNICATION APPROACHES DECISION MAKING LEADERSHIP COMPARISON

CROSS CULTURAL MANAGEMENT
• Recognize business culture management values, methods and behavior in international market. • Develop trust before beginning business negotiation. • Knowledge of foreign business practices.
• Needed ton recognize pattern of thinking .

REQURIED ADAPTATION

• A key concept in international marketing.

• Successful dealing with individual firms and authorities in foreign countries.

FEATURES OF US MANAGEMENT STYLE
• • • • • • • “Master of Destiny” viewpoint. Independent enterprise. Personnel selection and reward on merit. Decision based on objective analysis. Wide sharing in decision making. Never-ending quest for improvement. Competition yielding efficiency.

OFFICE ENVIROMENT

• Professional as well as casual.

• No apparent hierarchy between managers and subordinates. • Facilities of water, aerated drinks, tea, coffee and vending machine are available.

WORKING HOURS
• Flexible working hours. • 8hrs a day or 40 hrs a week is must. • Result matters more than anything. • Telecommunication is allowed. • Particular about time management.

AMERICAN MEETINGS
• Confrontational approach.
• Formal presentation by one or two persons. • Important way to demonstrate professional competence. • Opportunity to impress.

TEAMWORK
• Well collaborated groups. • Selected for group on the basis of tangible skill. • Everyone is expected to be fully dedicated to common goal. • At the end team is dissipated. • Less traumatic effect.

COMMUNICATION STYLE
• Coded speech and verbosity is waste of time.
• Direct and robust debate. • Informal, cordial and straight-forward approach.

• Strong pitch may sound boastful.
• Overt friendliness is protocol of language .

APPROACH TO CHANGES
• High tolerance for risk.

• Ready acceptance for changes.

• Mindset is it will bring improvement.

APPROACH TO TIME AND PRIORITIES
• Controlled time culture.
• Adherence of schedule is important. • Missing deadlines is a sign of poor management. • Success depends upon ability to meet deadlines.

DECISION MAKING
• Managers are facilitators. • They are one who do their best work. • Empower employees and expect them to take responsibility. • Employees freely cross management levels. • Encouraged to participate openly.

LEADERSHIP

• Individualistic and directive leadership.
• Organization run by professionals. • Top executives are more likely to make decision • Tells what to do .

BEING A MANAGER IN USA……
• Straight talking and getting to the point. • Respect is earned through conspicuous achievements. • Self depreciation is a sing of weakness . • Humor is a frequently used. • Time is money. • Short terminism is endemic. • Compromise is often sought at brink.

JAPAN VS USA
JAPAN • HRM
– Top priority is given to human asset. – Regular employees are fixed assets

NORTH AMERICA • HRM
– Primary importance is given to numbers and laws – Employees are a semivariable assets and can be hired and fired according to needs

COMMUNICATION
• Oral communication is preferred form • Written communication is seen as a last resort and is considered to be cold. • Non-verbal communication is considered to be very important, subtle and fine art of communication

• Not binding and efficient.

• Preferred form of communication: memos, orders etc. • Not very developed.

IN SUMMARISED FORM
JAPAN Generalist Promotion is given on the basis of seniority. Conflict is solved privately. People-oriented. Long-term planning. Informal communication USA Specialists. Promotion is given on the basis of performance. Conflicts is solved publics. Task-oriented. Short-term planning. Formal communication.

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REFERENCES
• • • www.worldbusinessculture.com www.allbusiness.com www.docstoc.com



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