| Author: | Veiga, J. F. Yanouzas, J. N. |
| Title: | Differences between american and greek managers in giving up control. |
| Journal: | Organization Studies
1991 : VOL. 12:1, p. 95-108 |
| Index terms: | MANAGERS GROUP DECISION MAKING USA GREECE |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Greek managers tend to be significantly less inclined to relinquish control than do American managers in decision-making groups. This result is deduced from a study and it is contrary to expectation. The results also suggest that USA managers have a somewhat greater inclination to give up control under the following conditions: 1. When they have no personal commitment to the task; 2. When their task mastery expectations are low; 3. When they believe another member of the group has greater expertise; 4. When they believe another member of the group has a stronger argument; 5. When they feel group pressure to conform. It was also found that lower-level managers perceive themselves as giving up control more frequently than senior-level ones, irrespective of their country of origin. |
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