The development of managerial culture
Subtitle: a comparative study of Australia and Canada
By: Arthur J. Wolak
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
ISBN-13: 9781137475619
Subjects: Comparative management; Management; Cross-cultural studies; Leadership; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Business Development; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History
Description: "The Development of Managerial Culture examines the differences in underlying values and cultural distinctions in managerial cultures in Australia and Canada. Despite a similar history of British colonial origins in Australia and Canada and despite both countries receiving English, Scottish and Irish immigrants, differences in management culture can be attributed, in large part, to the impact of the influence of the greater numbers of Irish-Catholic migrants to Australia.  This book argues that Canada, lacking the 'Irish factor' in its cultural and socio-political development, derived much of its business culture from British colonial traditions. The Development of Managerial Culture offers a valuable commentary on differences in attitudes to managerial culture and industrial relations in both Canada and Australia. However, it remains a comparative study of national character development as a whole, in order to provide necessary context and insight for readers"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Introduction; title: 1. Culture and Values; title: 2. National Character; title: 3. Class and Identity; title: 4. Australia's Irish Factor; title: 5. Australian vs Canadian Managerial Styles; title: 6. Labor Power; title: 7. Summing up Australian and Canadian Managerial Culture.