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Managerial Identities: The Case of Tunisian SME Managers
[Identités managériales : le cas des dirigeants de PME tunisiens]

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  • Zouhour Ben Hamadi

    (Métis Lab EM Normandie - EM Normandie - École de Management de Normandie)

  • Helena Karjalainen

    (Métis Lab EM Normandie - EM Normandie - École de Management de Normandie)

Abstract

This study aims to deepen the knowledge of the profiles of SME managers in the Tunisian context. In this study, a quantitative analysis was conducted on a sample of 116 Tunisian SME managers. The first result is the typology of three different managerial identities: young managers with an accentuated Tunisian culture, managers with a mixed culture and senior managers with a reinforced Arab culture. Secondly, these three profiles are mainly differentiated by three pillars: (1) generation: age; (2) education and (3) attachment to a culture. This study shows the importance of avoiding amalgams between the different types of Tunisian managers when trading with Tunisian SMEs.

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  • Zouhour Ben Hamadi & Helena Karjalainen, 2024. "Managerial Identities: The Case of Tunisian SME Managers [Identités managériales : le cas des dirigeants de PME tunisiens]," Post-Print hal-04624721, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04624721
    DOI: 10.34699/rido.2024.37
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    SME; Tunisia; Generation; Managerial identity; Identité managériale; PME; Tunisie; Culture; Génération; Apprentissage;
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