Universal management skills may be effective cross culturally thereby indicating that most people seem to respond well to knowledgeable managers no matter what their cultural abilities according to the research below. Cultural skills become increasingly complex in terms of influence on performance within global organizations. One might wonder if you don't have readily available skills that others recognize then you might need some of those cultural relationship abilities to be more effective in managing a group/work team. The study is designed only to look at certain aspects of the relationship and therefore it is part of the additive process of science. The following is taken from the study The impact of managerial skills on employee outcomes: A cross cultural study. (Hoffman & Shipper, 2012),
-Cultural skills were less influential when management skills were high.
-Cultural skills were more influential when management skills were low.
-Work group effectiveness was high when manager skills were high.
What one might take from this as general knowledge is that
you should learn the essentials of being a strong manager that commands a level
of respect based on ability. Cultural skills and interpersonal skills are an
enhancement to one's effectiveness and influence of work teams but doesn't
supplant skill. Thus, one needs to be a good manager and have cultural skills
to enhance the influence and effectiveness of those management skills. You may
read it a little differently but that would be a reasonable conclusion.
Hoffman, Richard & Shipper, Frank. (2012). The impact of managerial skills on employee outcomes: A cross cultural study. The International Journal of Human Resource Management. 23. 1414-1435. 10.1080/09585192.2011.581635.
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