It works everywhere - but it should't...

[Bernd Weber]

Artur,
before you dissapear: great and refreshing questions.

I do not know why, but I notized, that you attacked again and again questions which are of very practical and actual importance for me at the very moment you post them. Very nice syncronicity.
Thanks for that
Bernd

On Fri, 7 Mar 2003 16:45:08 +0000, Artur Ferreira da Silva wrote:
Hello again:

We all know of OST successful experiences in many countries and different
cultures.

Due to other reasons, I recently re-red Hofstede's book on national
cultures ("Cultures and Organizations"). From the analysis of personal
surveys at IBM in some 50 countries and regions, in the 70's, Hofstede
derived 4 factors that later tested in other settings (and included a 5th
factor) and analyses the impact of those factor in organizational
practices. You can see those factors and some results at www.itim.org.

 From those factors he explained why some management practices are
different in different countries. Unfortunately he doesn't refer to OST.
But from other staff one can conclude that OST should not work in the same
way in some cultures. But apparently it works.

Any explanations?

Artur

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