The Internationalisation of Business and the International Manager

Abstract

The increasing internationalisation of business and transition to a global economy are discussed, with special detail on the views of UK and Scandinavian managers as revealed by a “Management for the Future” project carried out at Ashridge Management College. Cultural factors, including national differences in management style, and readiness to learn foreign languages, can be modified by management development processes. For the international manager of the future, however, attitudes and values may also need to develop a greater openness.

Citation

Barham, K. (1987), "The Internationalisation of Business and the International Manager", Industrial and Commercial Training, Vol. 19 No. 4, pp. 6-11. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb004071