Dewhurst, Harris & Heywood (2012) in The Global Company\'s Challenge, looked at

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Dewhurst, Harris & Heywood (2012) in The Global Company's Challenge, looked at the leadership challenge in promoting business in developing nations. The report explained that the future of business growth is in Africa, South America and Asia Dewhurst, et al., 2012). We have read and heard this same information in our course material this week as well. One of the major factors made by Dewhurst, et al. was that the challenge of leading people in developing nations. Using the statement below, take a position and agree or disagree.

   “Leading business people in developing nations requires the same leadership skills of leading any other foreign nation a knowledge of the language and the culture.”

Explanation / Answer

I do not agree with the statement. The challenges faced by managers in developing nations are quite different from that of other foreign nations. Language and culture are not the only factors that affect a leadership style. Apart from that there are various factors including economic, political and social factors that affect the leadership. The foreign nations with good economy provide higher minimum wages to the workers and the job satisfaction is comparatively high in such countries which lead to a more productive workforce. The political condition in developing countries affects the management in a great extent. The labor unions are under the control of political parties which makes it difficult for the manager to implement changes and control the workforce. The work atmosphere also mostly does not enjoy the same freedom as in other foreign countries and the work stress is also comparatively very high. Managers need to manage a workforce with a great percentage of unsatisfied employees. So as per my opinion the leadership should be more flexible, with more negotiation skills and capable of working under more challenges in developing nations.

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