You have just been informed that your company has agreed to a joint venture with a company in the Czech Republic. You not only will provide new technology to manufacture light bulbs but also will have to provide your managerial expertise to manage and motivate workers. Your understanding is that you will take over the managerial aspects of the joint venture at the beginning, and gradually train Czechs in management positions.

Using the World Wide Web and the library, research general issues such as Czech culture, Czech workers’ attitudes toward work, the appropriateness for Czech partners of the Western-based motivational practices typically used in your company, and the managerial potential of Czech workers. Identify key challenges you will face as you make the merger work. Discuss some potential solutions to these challenges. What are some challenges you may face when you try to train Czechs to become managers? Discuss some of the training methods you may want to use. Present your findings to the class.

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The first challenge I will face is the transition from being a manager to a leader As I take over the managerial aspects at the beginning I will have ... View the full answer