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For more information about this survey and the people behind it, please click here. THE SURVEY IS NOW CLOSED - WE WILL PUBLISH THE RESULTS IN EARLY 2009. Survey
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The questionnaire Instructions To
which country do your replies to this questionnaire refer? |
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| In order for your questionnaire to be accepted, you must reply to all these questions |
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| General social and business environment |
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| Q1. I enjoy living here |
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| Q2. I enjoy working here |
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| Q3. Bureaucracy is a serious problem in this country |
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| Q4. Local companies usually have a clear business strategy |
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| Q5. The business environment here is very active and dynamic |
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| Q6. In this country business and commerce are highly customer service oriented |
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| Q7. Business is generally very well organised and efficient |
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| Q8. Deadlines and timetables are taken seriously in business here |
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| Q9. Humour is important in working relationships in this country |
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| Q10. It is important here to make friendships with colleagues and customers |
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| Q11. It is easy to find well-trained managers in this country |
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| Q12. We could recruit better managers if we could pay them more |
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| Management style |
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| Q13. Local managers work well in teams |
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| Q14. Managers are individualistic, rather than co-operative, in their thinking |
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| Q15. Hierarchies here tend to be informal |
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| Q16. Local managers welcome responsibility |
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| Q17. Communication with and between managers is too formal |
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| Q18. Managers like to take a wide, strategic view |
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| Q19. Managers in this country are very flexible and adaptable |
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| Q20. Ambitious managers are admired |
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| Q21. Managers here prefer to work in a planned way |
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| Q22. Managers are good at dealing with unexpected situations |
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| Q23. Strong interpersonal skills in managers are highly valued here |
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| Q24. Creativity in problem solving is a strong local management characteristic |
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| Q25. Managers like to take the initiative in preventing and solving problems |
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| Q26. Decisions agreed in meetings are usually accepted and acted upon |
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| Q27. Managers in this country work hard |
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| Q28. Local managers are concentrated and efficient with their time |
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| Q29. There is a culture of "presenteeism" (working long hours 'for show') |
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| Managers and the market |
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| Q30. Managers here understand their competitive markets very well |
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| Q31. Local management is dedicated to excellent customer service |
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| Q32. Good personal relationships with customers are essential to business culture here |
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| Q33. Managers in this country tend to be excellent at selling |
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| Q34. Local managers are good at dealing with overseas customers and colleagues |
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| Q35. Most local managers speak at least one foreign language |
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| Q36. Managers are good at understanding and adapting to different business cultures |
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| Q37. There is a strong entrepreneurial spirit among managers here |
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| Q38. Senior managers are highly focused on satisfying shareholder needs |
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| Transparency and cross-cultural issues |
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| Q39. Corruption is a significant problem in doing business here |
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| Q40. On the whole women here tend to be more effective managers than their male counterparts |
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| Q41. Managers here do not place much value on which company they work for |
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| Q42. Local managers resent the presence of expatriate managers |
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| Q43. Managers in this country are overpaid for their levels of experience and qualifications |
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| Q44. Local managers think that expatriate managers are overpaid |
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| Information about you and your organisation
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organisation is, in the country to which your above responses refer: You
have been working in this country for: Further comments Please insert below any further comments - whether about the country's management culture or about this survey. We find these comments very useful, so, feel inspired and be as honest as you like! Thank you for the trouble you took in completing this survey. The survey report will be sent to you on completion. To
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