Work-related values of managers and subordinates in manufacturing companies in Germany, Georgia, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, and the US

K. Peter Kuchinke, Alexander Ardichvili

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Abstract

This paper is based on a survey of over 4,000 respondents from ten manufacturing companies in two Western countries (the US and Germany), and four countries of the former Soviet Union (Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic). The study is using Hofstede's framework and instrumentation, and explores work-related culture dimensions of managers and employees in the ten companies. The study results point to within and between country variation in cultural dimensions, differences between managers and their subordinates, and the influence of demographic factors on culture. This is one of the first studies to address work-related cultural values in Georgia, Kazakhstan, and the Kyrgyz Republic, and one of few studies that allow inferences about the degree of variation within and between countries of the former Eastern Bloc and the countries of the West.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3-25
Number of pages23
JournalJournal of Transnational Management Development
Volume7
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 25 2002

Keywords

  • Culture
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kyrgyz Republic
  • Leadership
  • USA

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geography, Planning and Development
  • Development
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Work-related values of managers and subordinates in manufacturing companies in Germany, Georgia, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, and the US'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this