Managers share some views about the European managerial identity: an orientation towards people, the importance of negotiation, handling diversity and managing between extremes (Calori and de Woot, 1994). However, top managers' perceptions of management in Europe also deviate from the average...

This article is based on a study of two entrepreneurial high growth companies: Salomon and Plastic Omnium. Both of them managed high growth for about 40 years, became the leaders in their business and are still managed in an entrepreneurial mode by the founder, 40 years after start up. The...