The values, social practices, managerial methods, and belief systems of the Mexican worker and Mexican manager are different. In addition, the Mexican associates they have been dealing with will also be disappointed and frustrated. To successfully do business in Mexico, it is necessary to enter the world of the Mexican, and be open to the fact that your assumptions about how things are done, often are not true here. The major aspects of management differences are described in the following comparison table. Leisure considered essential for full life.
Money is for enjoying life.
Lives to work. Leisure seen as reward for hard work. Younger managers starting to accept and delegate responsibility. Subordinates used to being assigned tasks, not authority. Managers delegate responsibility and authority.