In the last two years, the Internet has more than tripled in size. Half the computers on the Internet are in the United States, and the rest of the subscribers are spread out among connected networks in 100 countries. 8 Business Leaders Numerous international business arrangements oftenresult in indivduals from one cultre working no only iwht, but for individuals from another culture. The importance of the cultural compnent in business is evident from a simple examination of the various view cultures hold concerning managers. International managers are expected to be competent and cosmopolitan, but often times they are not.
Managers are oftne sent abroad with little, if any training.
The real challenge is developing the ability of management from different countries and cultues to think and work together- a primary factor for the success of global organizations. Culturally appropriate supervision All employees need supervision, but the degree and kind of attention they need varies by the individual. Supervisors who provide culturally appropriate supervision are able to both motivate individual employees by using culturally specific incentives and create cohesive and productive teamwork among culturally diverse employees. Culturally appropriate supervision bears little resemblance to the traditional concept of supervision, which is defined as directing and inspecting supervisor's role is neither to ensure rigid conformance to established modes of doing work not to create employees in the supervisor's image. Instead the supervisor's task is to provide the environment and resources that all of his or her employees need to be fully nproductive members of the organization.