Executive managers: cultural expectations through stories about work

An inquiry into the cultural expectations of business executives reveals that it is an action-oriented mindset that gets results in the business world. This mindset pertains to such qualities as assertion, risk-taking, financial skill, flexibility and ability to work with a team. Executives are likewise concerned with trust, control and change issues. Analyses of management behavior provides much needed insights into the expectations that profoundly influence the impact of management education.
The study of subcultures in work organisations has increased in popularity and credibility over the last decade. In this study, we focused on the belief system of top executives. Executives [...]