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A cross-cultural comparison of problem solving beliefs and behaviours: helping managers understand country differences

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  • Cheryl Van Deusen, Carolyn B. Mueller, Gordon Jones, Harris Friedman

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This research looked at employee beliefs and behaviours about different problem solving approaches and their effectiveness. A large-scale survey was conducted on employees of 26 organisations located in seven countries Australia, Fiji, France, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, South Korea, and the USA. While significant differences were found among different employee levels in how organisational problems are solved and the quality of those solutions, national culture, or country, appears to be the principal explanatory measure for these differences. The most important findings appear to be that organisations in individualistic nations are moving toward more collectivist approaches to problem solving, employees at all levels in their organisations are involved in problem solving, and problems appear to re-occur most often in US firms and least often in South Korean organisations.

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  • Cheryl Van Deusen, Carolyn B. Mueller, Gordon Jones, Harris Friedman, 2002. "A cross-cultural comparison of problem solving beliefs and behaviours: helping managers understand country differences," International Journal of Management and Decision Making, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 3(1), pages 52-66.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmdma:v:3:y:2002:i:1:p:52-66
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    1. Ruhet Genc, 2010. "The Vitality of Business Communication," Acta Universitatis Danubius. OEconomica, Danubius University of Galati, issue 3(3), pages 105-123, August.

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