@article{2004:fink:issues_of_,
title = {Issues of time in international, intercultural management: East and Central Europe from the perspective of Austrian managers},
year = {2004},
note = {In 339 interviews we identified 449 time related and culturally
determined critical incidents. We can clearly distinguish time
behaviour of Anglo-German managers from that of managers from France
and Italy and East Central Europe. These incidents with East Central
European Managers can be grouped in two categories: slow speed of
solving tasks and extreme length of negotiations and decision making
processes. This time behaviour can be explained by working in
collectives and priority setting by supervisors. Risk aversion,
harmony seeking, and 'saving own face' are values/culture standards
that determine time consuming discussion and decision making
behaviour. Wasting time of their (West European) counterparts is of no
concern for East Central European Managers, unlike harmony within the
collective.},
journal = {JEEMS Journal of East European Management Studies},
pages = {60--83},
author = {Fink, Gerhard and Meierewert, Sylvia},
volume = {9},
number = {1}
}