THE IMPACT OF NATIONAL CULTURE ON ORGANIZATIONAL-CHANGE - A DANISH CASE-STUDY

Authors
HEAD TC LARSEN HH NIELSEN PL SORENSEN PF
Citation
Tc. Head et al., THE IMPACT OF NATIONAL CULTURE ON ORGANIZATIONAL-CHANGE - A DANISH CASE-STUDY, International journal of public administration, 16(11), 1993, pp. 1793-1814
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Public Administration
Journal title
International journal of public administration → ACNP
ISSN journal
01900692
Volume
16
Issue
11
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1793 - 1814
Database
ISI
SICI code
0190-0692(1993)16:11<1793:TIONCO>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Contrary to the path-breaking work of Hofstede, it has been argued tha t management techniques can be exported between countries if fine-tune d to accommodate the host country's cultural values. This paper presen ts a case study of how a change program was developed to be compatible with the Danish value systems. Comparisons are made to what might hav e happened if the same change program had been conducted in two countr ies with quite different cultures: the U.S.A. and Republic of China (T aiwan).