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Czech Cultural Standards from the Perspective of the Top Management of German Companies

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  • Karel Kňap
  • Ivan Nový

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The goal of article is to analyze the analytical tools applied in the identification of national cultures and to identify and schematically express these Czech cultural standards, which are perceived most strongly by Germans when dealing with Czechs in higher-middle management. The article consists of a review of the related literature extended by a polemic on the applicability of the models. The authors conducted qualitative research based on semi-standardized interviews with ten German managers who grew up in the territory of former West Germany and had worked in the Czech Republic in international corporations for a period of at least two years. The results present three propositions connected to the most perceived cultural standards of Czech managers: propensity for improvisation, avoidance of conflict, and rejection of hierarchical structures.

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  • Karel Kňap & Ivan Nový, 2017. "Czech Cultural Standards from the Perspective of the Top Management of German Companies," Central European Business Review, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2017(1), pages 77-91.
    • Handle: RePEc:prg:jnlcbr:v:2017:y:2017:i:1:id:174:p:76-91
    DOI: 10.18267/j.cebr.174
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    1. Martina Gaisch & Victoria Rammer & Jan Gregor & Libuse Turinska, 2019. "Differences in the Perception of E-Learning Resources: A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Logistics Students in Austria and the Czech Republic," Journal of International Business Research and Marketing, Inovatus Services Ltd., vol. 5(1), pages 13-19, November.

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    Keywords

    management; cultural standards; Czech Republic; Germany;
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    JEL classification:

    • M12 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility

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