Power Distance, Empowerment and Performance - Softcover

Oloko, Margaret

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3659196827 ISBN 13: 9783659196829

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Today, multinational corporations are increasingly conducting business globally, which has increased in scope due to the increasing complexity as the companies operate across national, cultural and social boundaries. The greatest challenge facing the corporations is to acknowledge the cultural differences in every host country and to manage the business cohesively to achieve set objectives. Current literature indicates that culture is an important determinant of organizational performance in host countries. Hofstede (1991),reported that power distance is the extent to which a society accepts an unequal distribution of power in organizations within a hierarchy. He reported that subordinates in a high power distance culture are highly dependent on their superiors for direction and further suggested that employees manage their work according to what the managers stipulate. While, a firm operating in a low power distance country culture is likely to rely on high employee empowerment and consequently, the job factors will be positive and organizational performance will be high.

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About the Author

Dr. Margaret Oloko, is a senior lecturer in the Department of Commerce and Economic Studies, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Marketing, a Masters degree in Business Administration and a Doctor of Philosophy in Global Business Management from the University of Nairobi.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659196827
• ISBN 13: 9783659196829
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 132