Distance Between Managers and Employees
Autor: Tim • December 5, 2017 • 1,156 Words (5 Pages) • 561 Views
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On the whole, it is quite clear that high power distance settings in organizations have much more drawbacks than advantages. The companies with insufficient level of communication and team participation in which employees are anxious, distressed, cannot fulfil themselves and reveal their full potential are not suitable for the modern business environment. Therefore, if you want your company to prosper and succeed now and further, high power distance is definitely not an optimal choice.
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