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Managerial Work Goal Priorities in Asia: Emerging Trends from Three Divergent National Contexts

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  • Samir R. Chatterjee

    (John Curtin International Institute, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia)

  • Cecil A. L. Pearson

    (Murdoch University, Australia)

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During the past decade, unprecedented changes have taken place in the economic life of Asia. Major reforms have been undertaken in large countries like China and India; also smaller Asian countries like Mongolia have moved away from centrally planned socialist systems to market-oriented structures, while Singapore has emerged as a unique Asian country with a significant place in the global competitiveness stakes. As each country endeavours to respond to a particular set of national socio-economic imperatives, the overall diver sity of the Asian context intensifies. Increasingly, it is becoming difficult to develop a pan-Asian basis of managerial ideology and practice to provide a counterpoint to the traditional managerial theories developed in the West. In spite of this, a homogenous pattern is emerging in the work goal priorities of managers across Asia. The transitional context of Mongolia, the competitive context of Singapore, and the socio-economic reform agenda in India may be similar in terms of the managerial priorities in each of these contexts which are converging rapidly. This article explores the nature of convergence taking place in managerial work goals in three Asian countries to evaluate the priorities of managers as they respond to their respective societal contexts of transi tion, reform and global competitiveness. The empirical study reported in this article compares and contrasts managerial work goals through data collected by surveying managers in India, Mongolia and Singapore. The article aims to contribute to the strengthening of the empirical basis of Asian managerial ideas and practices.

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  • Samir R. Chatterjee & Cecil A. L. Pearson, 2001. "Managerial Work Goal Priorities in Asia: Emerging Trends from Three Divergent National Contexts," Global Business Review, International Management Institute, vol. 2(1), pages 37-53, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:globus:v:2:y:2001:i:1:p:37-53
    DOI: 10.1177/097215090100200103
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