When the “well-oiled machine” meets the “pyramid of people”: Role perceptions and hybrid working practices of middle managers in a bi-national organization - ARTE
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2019-07-23Abstract
This article examines the middle management representations of organization and managerial roles within a specific bicultural organizational context. The argument explores the extant cross-cultural management literature and identifies two predominant positions: a functionalist-stable stance and a dynamically-interpretive perspective of culture. Historically, both positions have contributed to understanding management roles and behaviours in different cross-cultural contexts; however, each also possesses limitations. In response, the argument elaborates a multi-paradigmatic model and framework which synergise elements of the respective approaches.
An interpretive methodology using a distinctive qualitative case study of the Franco-German collaborative media venture ARTE is developed. The researchers conducted 31 interviews with French and German ARTE middle managers in order to determine their perceptions of middle-manager roles in this context. The paper identified differences in managerial role perceptions and behaviours as well as hybrid working practices as a result of intercultural adaptation and learning in addition to implications, limitations and future directions in the study.
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Citation : Barmeyer, C., Davoine, E. and Stokes, P. (2019) When the "well-oiled machine" meets the “pyramid of people”: Role perceptions and hybrid working practices of middle managers in a bi-national organization – ARTE, International Journal of Cross-Cultural Management. (Online).
ISSN : 1470-5958
Research Institute : Centre for Enterprise and Innovation (CEI)
Peer Reviewed : Yes