Manalsuren, Saranzaya (2017) An ethnographic investigation into Mongolian management in the context of cultural and institutional changes. PhD thesis, University of Essex.
Manalsuren, Saranzaya (2017) An ethnographic investigation into Mongolian management in the context of cultural and institutional changes. PhD thesis, University of Essex.
Manalsuren, Saranzaya (2017) An ethnographic investigation into Mongolian management in the context of cultural and institutional changes. PhD thesis, University of Essex.
Abstract
This thesis investigates the understanding and practices of contemporary Mongolian management since the 1990s. In particular, it focusses on the shared experiences of local managing practitioners in Mongolia by exploring the conceptions of a manager, management, and managerial roles from the participants’ perspective and the contextual influencing factors on their understanding. Since the 1990s Mongolia has undergone a series of cultural and institutional changes in relation to its political, economic and societal development. The country has fluctuated between having the fastest growing economy and the world’s worst performing currency. Mongolia itself has become the land of opportunity for many by attracting foreign direct investment, however, the knowledge of local management practice is as yet little understood as there have been no academic or empirical studies conducted in English before. Therefore, this research aims to build an understanding of the concept of management in Mongolia by examining the narratives of thirty five local managers in relation to their experiences during and after the socialist period. Moreover, it investigates the contextual influencing factors from practitioners’ perspectives with an ethnographic approach. This qualitative study draws on interviews with three groups of local managers in Mongolia, who are described as socialist-era, transitional-era and non-native managing practitioners. There are some similarities and differences amongst these identified groups, but each was distinguishable by their formal training, work ethic and management approach. Furthermore, this research found that the intertwining contextual factors of a nomadic cultural heritage, socialist legacy, and the pressures of the current economic and societal changes and political interference influence management thinking in equal measure in contemporary Mongolia. The importance of this study lies in its theoretical and empirical contributions. By evaluating the relationship between classical management literature and indigenous management concepts with a focus on the varieties of contextual factors, this study attempts to provide an original insight into non-Western management practices. It aims to extend the current theories of crossvergence, indigenous management studies, and understand the nature of managerial work in a cross-cultural context. By carrying out the first academic study to examine Mongolian management perspectives in English, it contributes empirically to global management knowledge, and to the local business community.
Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Mongolia, management, indigenous management, managerial roles, convergence, divergence, crossvergence, institutions, culture, change |
Subjects: | D History General and Old World > DS Asia H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD58.7 Organizational behavior, change and effectiveness. Corporate culture H Social Sciences > HX Socialism. Communism. Anarchism J Political Science > JQ Political institutions Asia J Political Science > JS Local government Municipal government |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Essex Business School > Strategy, Operations and Entrepreneurship Faculty of Social Sciences > Essex Business School |
Depositing User: | Saranzaya Manalsuren |
Date Deposited: | 23 Jun 2017 08:37 |
Last Modified: | 23 Jun 2017 08:37 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/19949 |
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