COMPARATIVE MANAGEMENT
This is a broader aspect of management that focus of different and similar
management systems from different contexts.
Focus on various management principles or practices, policies and strategies and how
they apply in different situations. E.g researchers comparing economies to help
enhance their potential and formulate different FDI policies
Werich & Kang: defined it as the study and analysis of management in different
environment and the reasons why enterprises show different results.
Comparison between management practices in different regions.
INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE MANAGEMENT
Comparative management is broader concept that deals overall management of all
countries while international management is of a narrow focus that deals with
operations of multinational corporations.
Comparative management is not part of international business and doesn’t need to
understand the local market conditions, while international management is part of the
comparative management and need to understand the local market condition.
Objectives of Comparative Management
Helps to understand different management techniques used in different markets
Establishes duties and responsibilities of international managers
Help to compare different management styles in different economies
Helps international managers to cope or contend with different management styles in
developing economies.
Helps to study cross cultural differences among countries
NATURE OF COMPARATIVE MANAGEMENT
Elevated or enhanced managerial knowhow is instrumental foe economic growth and
productivity
Design suitable management techniques from other economies that can enhance
economic growth
Fundamentals of management are similar but goals and strategies vary across
managements and enterprises
Skills and knowledge can vary across different economies
The relative influence of each environmental factors varies across different countries.
BY EPHRAIM.O.O,(Phd candidate,MBA,FMVA,CPA)
REASONS FOR STUDYING COMPARATIVE MANAGEMENT
o Seek new management frontier
o Assess the transferability and applicability of management knowhow.
o Identify, describe, explain and predict the impact of the environmental constraints
hence cope with new environment.
o Gather experience from emerging economies
o Forecast
o Develop prescriptive guidelines