Ekspatrianta versus lokalny menedżer, czyli kto powinien kierować filią zagraniczną? = Expatriate versus host country manager - who should run a foreign subsidiary?

Małgorzata Rozkwitalska

Ekspatrianta versus lokalny menedżer, czyli kto powinien kierować filią zagraniczną? = Expatriate versus host country manager - who should run a foreign subsidiary?

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There is ample literature on expatriate management that presents a parent company's point of view on this issue. A consideration of subsidiary management from the local perspective is missing. Relationships with foreigners (including expatriates) are cross-cultural interactions and their effectiveness is affected by cultural factors. Therefore, in this article there are questions that need to be answered:1. What role does an expatriate play in breaking cross-cultural barriers?2. What values should drive an expatriate to run a foreign subsidiary effectively?3. What roles do local managers play in solving cross-cultural problems?There are several additional questions that should be addressed. The answers can provide understanding of the general perception of expatriates by subsidiaries' staff and what should be done to improve human resources techniques as well:1. How are expatriates viewed by the host country lower-level managers and local peers? 2. Does a host country point of view enrich understanding of reasons for expatriates' failures?3. How to improve HR techniques concerning expatriate management with regards to running a foreign subsidiary?The article tries to address questions mentioned above.

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Category:: Articles
Type:: artykuły w czasopismach recenzowanych i innych wydawnictwach ciągłych
Published in:: Journal of Intercultural Management no. 4, pages 39 - 50,
ISSN: 2080-0150
Language:: Polish
Publication year:: 2012
Bibliographic description:: Rozkwitalska M.: Ekspatrianta versus lokalny menedżer, czyli kto powinien kierować filią zagraniczną? = Expatriate versus host country manager - who should run a foreign subsidiary?// Journal of Intercultural Management. -Vol. 4., nr. No. 4 (2012), s.39-50
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