European management

European management is described as "intercultural, society-oriented management, based on an interdisciplinary approach". European management is not national, but also not international management , but lies in the border area between the two.

features

European management has three characteristics:

• Intercultural management : Europe is characterized by cultural diversity. Accordingly, a European manager must be able to act and make decisions in intercultural overlapping situations.
• Society-oriented management : European management harmonizes corporate interests with the interests of the public and society by means of corporate social responsibility .
• European managers have to be flexible and adaptable due to the different political, economic, social and legal circumstances of the individual European countries. This is linked to the ability to be interdisciplinary .

Difference to American management

The European management approach is often contrasted with the American or Japanese management culture. While Americans have a more risk-taking management style, Europeans tend to pursue stability and security. The European approach is more often seen as balanced in terms of economy and social concerns.

Future of European management

In times of globalization , challenges such as cultural diversity, cultural value differences, adaptability, flexibility and corporate social responsibility are becoming more important. That is why some see the European management style gaining ground in the future.

literature

• Braun Wolfram (1991) European Management. Corporate policy opportunities and problems of the internal market. Gabler Publishing House.
• Calori Roland, De Woot Philippe (1995) A European Management Model: Beyond Diversity: Unity in Diversity. Prentice Hall.
• Kaplan Andreas (2015) European business and management. Sage Publications Ltd., London.
• Thurley Keith, Wirdenius Hans (1989) Towards European Management, FT Prentice Hall.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Andreas Kaplan (2014) European management and European business schools: Insights from the history of business schools, European Management Journal, 32 (4), 529-534. .
2. ↑ Andreas Kaplan - Defining European Management: Observations from the History of Business Schools . Archived from the original on January 1st, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 1, 2017. 
3. ↑ Wolfram Braun (1991) European Management. Corporate policy opportunities and problems of the internal market. Gabler Publishing House.
4. ↑ Andreas Kaplan (2014) European management and European business schools: Insights from the history of business schools, European Management Journal, 32 (4), 529-534. .
5. ↑ Andreas Kaplan (2018) A school is “a building that has four walls ... with tomorrow inside”: Toward the reinvention of the business school, Business Horizons. .
6. ^ Roland Calori, Philippe de Woot (1994) A European management model: Beyond diversity, Prentice Hall, New York.
7. ↑ James Heskett (2002) Are We Entering an Era of European Management Leadership? .
8. ↑ Markus Pudelko, Anne-Will Harzing (2007) How European is Management in Europe? An Analysis of Past, Present and Future Management Practices in Europe, European Journal of International Management. .
9. ↑ James Heskett (2002) Are We Entering an Era of European Management Leadership? .