Study Sheet #4

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Soviet Socialist Management

socialism communism state socialism Karl Marx USSR Russia nomenklatura

tolkachi shturmovshchina (storming) enterprise as a "cost center" (versus "profit center") underground economy economy in transition frontier capitalism

1. What is distinctive about the former Soviet managerial macroenvironment (economic, political, sociocultural, demographic, other)?
2. Identify distinctive features, strengths, limitations and problems of the former Soviet management system. Discuss these from the perspective of the management process (planning, organizing, control, directing, staffing).
3. Suggest some ways in which a Western profit- or non-profit organization might encounter pressures and constraints analogous to ones in former Soviet ministries and enterprises. Consider, for example, the U.S. Army, a school district, health maintenance organization, the IRS, or certain work units, departments and divisions within private firms.
4. What factors have inhibited Russia's transition from its former state-socialist economic system to a contemporary market-guided economy and "normal" management practices, pressures and problems? Discuss/explain.

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Management in Latin America

newly industrializing economies market-friendly economic reforms gerencia, gestiˆ„n, gerente, director gerente jeitinho high-context culture informal economy

family capitalism personalism particularism paternalism patrimonialism

5. Identify (broadly) what is unique about the managerial macro-environment (economic, political,

sociocultural, demographic, other) in Latin America.
6. Discuss some patterns/practices/tendencies in the management process (planning, organizing, directing, controlling, staffing) in Latin American enterprise.

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Mid-Term Exam #2 covers Studysheets (Blue) #3 and #4