Swedish and Russian ways of management n Swedish

Swedish and Russian ways of management

n Swedish: v “we don’t need as much encouragement or "stars" from our managers” v “we think it is very important to like your job” Russian: v “encouragement plays one of the most important roles for us”(We need to be praised) v “to like your job is less important than to have a high salary”

The way we cope with conflicts Russian: Swedish: v “Conflicts are not v “We don’t see conflicts as the best way to find productive” solution” v “We want calm v “Conflicts are discussions with many accompanied with perspectives” emotional argues”

Individualism/Collectivism Swedish: v “We are more likely to Russian: work for the sake of v “We see a company as ourselves” a family” v “We don’t identify v “Climate and ourselves with the relationships in team are company” significant” v “Even when Swedes v “Decision making work in teams, the work is process is more effective often shared among the in team” team members”

Egalitarianism/Hierarchy Swedish: Russian: v “We all are at the same v “High level position is level” strictly separated from lower ones” v “The manager is v“Managers don't like to responsible for the final share their decisions, but listens carefully to the worker’s responsibilities” opinions” v There is a Russian v “Delegating is common’’ proverb "If you want to do something well, do it yourself"

Trust/Control Swedish: Russian: v “There is no reason v“Lack of trust” for managers not to trust v “Subordinates don’t their employees” like to be responsible for taking decisions” v “Employees are encouraged to come up v “We work if only we with new ideas and are under control” initiatives” v “Managers make v “Subordinates are those decisions they uncontrolled” think are "the rightest".

Traits of managers Swedish: v “Ambitious (we put a lot of effort into our work and always want to make progress)” v “Quite humble (doesn’t always claim to have the right answer just because he is a manager)” Russian: v “Managers are hardworking, responsible” v “They are obstinate and aim-oriented” v “They don’t delegate our duties. v “Not risk taking”

Male/female leadership Swedish: v “Nowadays it is difficult v “Women don't strive to for women to struggle with the fact that it is the be better than men but only to prove themselves stereotype that men are better managers then not being worse!” women” v“Feminism is probably more widely spread here in v “Women don't want to prove that they are better Sweden” managers than men. They want to tell everybody that they are not worse then males. ” Russian:

Swedish and Russian ways of management Having analyzed two absolutely different ways of management we can say the following: v We have various values in management, principles and attitude to way of running business v If you are going to have a deal with Swedish partners, you should take into consideration all cultural and managerial clashes