, the unavailability of competent senior managers forms part of South Africa's problem, aggravating the situation. Practical … implications – The practical implications are that South African managers need to face their reality, by acquainting themselves …

. Subordinates have a different focus than managers, as the latter focus on organisational goal attainment. The purpose of this paper … subordinates having the managers they prefer. Findings – Subordinates favour the type of manager who has a relationship oriented … servant leader to be their boss. Research has shown that relationship oriented and affiliation motivated managers, as well as …

amongst selected managers within a South African management context. It aims to increase the understanding of these … awareness on managing the present challenges and are aimed at managers and international organisations investing in South Africa …

managing in a multicultural environment. It is fundamental that Euro‐managers are able to identify, negotiate and mediate …

Purpose – The purpose of this research paper is to examine managers' careers, describe and compare career paths between … study is: how do the managers construct their careers in ICT and the paper business sectors? Attempts to find out if there … gathered in 2002 by interviews in Finnish ICT and paper companies where 30 managers were interviewed. The interviews were held …

measures, then establish the presence of the relationship, based on a dataset of Estonian managers. Design … characteristics, finding that younger managers are more task‐oriented while older ones are typically relationship‐oriented and … management habits and leadership styles of Estonian managers.  …