Repository logo
 

Leadership challenges faced by Chinese managerial leaders at Starbucks in New Zealand

Files

Dissertation(123.37 KB)

Date

2012

Authors

Supervisor

Littrell, Romie

Item type

Thesis

Degree name

Master of Business

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Publisher

Auckland University of Technology

Abstract

Since 1990s, the past two decades changes every year, New Zealand has experienced transition from a centralised and highly regulated economy to an economy that’s open, rapidly changing, and has less intervention by government. Due to the climate of liberalisation there has been an increasing trend of inward immigration, especially from China (New Zealand Statistics, 2006). The Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and China will tend to lead to more Chinese managers coming to New Zealand to pursue leadership roles. They are of course facing huge cross-cultural leadership challenges(House & Aditya, 1997). This study begins with reviewing comprehensive leadership theories and the GLOBE project findings on New Zealand and China, and discussing the main challenges faced by Chinese managerial leaders at Starbucks in New Zealand based on qualitative interviews. Three significant challenges that Chinese managers face in New Zealand are outlined and discussed, which are cultural difference, effective leadership, and work force diversity.

Description

Keywords

Leadership challenge, China and New Zealand, Starbucks in New Zealand, Chinese leaders, Culture

Source

DOI

Publisher's version

Rights statement

Permanent link

https://hdl.handle.net/10292/4608

Collections

Masters Dissertations