This project is a group project about cross cultural issues and comparative management systems,also the group had a meeting with a professional who works in ESİDEF.

1. Nasir Alev
Burak Tekin
Gonca Sönmez
Mustafa Kumman

2. Table of contents:
1.Informations about the
profesionnal
2.The culture
3.Leadership & Team
4.Suggestions

3. • Name: ESIDEF
• Goals: develop economic and
social structure
• Location: Turkey (12
provinces & 27 districts)
• Number of employees:
12500 entrepreneurs
• Partnership: member of
TUSKON

4. • Name: Ömer Demirhan
• Position before: Executive
assistant
• Position now: Abroad coordinator
& undersecretary general
• Countries where he worked:
Germany, Ethiopia, Iraq

5. • Adaptation issues:
 Adaptation problem for the family
 During of the business trip
• Stereotypes:
 Biased thoughts (e.g. Irak)
 WHY ? Monopolize in Irak &
Africa
 Solutions:
• come back to Turkey
• Explain how the business
works there

6. Every each culture = differente working principles
Time orientation:
 In Europe, employees are organized (= no
deadline’s problems)
 In Africa, time issues
Organizational culture:
 Depend on the country
 Africa= may success oriented
 Middle East= communism

7. Ethnocentrism:
 No money issues (enminty of the money)
 Ottoman Empire enemies/lovers
Power distance:
 Depends on the country& culture
 In europe= argue with the boss easily
Collectivism/individualism:
 African people affraid of WHITE people
 African= individualistic
 In Europe= work all around the world

8. What’s culture?
« The attitudes and behavior characteristic of a
particular nation, people,organization or other
social group. »
Source: Oxford university

9. Many differences methods
Methods are complementary
to each other
Be carefull when we use it

10. Hofstede= analyse the influence of
nationational culture on management
practices
4+1 dimensions
Study about IBM company
Based on survey
Source: http://geert-
hofstede.com/turkey.html

15.  Globe= Examine practices and values at
industrial, organisational and societal level
 Based on 3 sectors & 25 company= more
representative
 9 dimensions
 Focuses on Geography, languages, religion
and ethnicity

16. Source:Maastricht University

17. Source:Maastricht University

18.  European Cultures: EU common economic, socio-culture
and political
 Germanic Europe:
 direct
 longer term perspective
 results
 Arab countries:
 religion (islam)
 arab social structure
 family
 African countries:
 cultural diversity
 Family

19. What’s Leadership ?
• Exterting
influences
• Structures a
relationship
• differs : how the
influence is
exterted

20. Characteristics:
Scientific leadership:
• Standard methods for doing a job
• Bureaucratic organizations
The Z theory:
= Attitudes & responsabilities of
subordinates
• Collective responsibility
• Individuals encouraged
• Enormous impact on management
(US)

21.  = charactersistics of an effective leadership
 Two universal dimensions= effective in ALL
societies
 Team-oriented leadership: Effective
team-building & implementing common
goals
Charismatic/value-based
leadership: Ability to inspire, motivate
and expect high performance from others

22.  Four Non-universal dimensions:
 Participative leadership : degree of
implementing employees in decision
 Human oriented leadership: reflect supportive to
leadership (compassion generosity)
 Autonomous leadership: refers to independent
and individualistic leadership. ( new dimension)
 Self-protective leadership: focus on ensuring the
safety and the security of the individual.

23. The scores for the six leader styles:
 1< scores< 3.5 = inhibiting outstanding
leadership
 3.5<scores<4.5=a style doesn’t much
matter for outstanding leadership.
 4.5<scores<7= contributing to
outstanding leadership

24. Source:http://www.ccl.org/leaders

25.  According to Robbins (2001) there are four
types:
 Problem-solving teams: discuss
regularly(process & method)
 Self-managed teams: team members
involved in decision
Cross-functional teams: members from
differents departments
Virtual teams: can do same as above

26.  Permanent teams: perform on a permanent basis and are
not dissolved once the task is accomplished.
 Temporary teams : formed for a shorter duration either to
assist the permanent team
 Task Force : formed for a specific project/problem
 Organization/Work Force: Such groups are formed in
organizations without leader.
Source: www.managementstudyguide.com/types-of-
teams.htm
In addition to others dimensions:

27. Two roles which each member of a
team must perform:
 play interpersonal role within the team.
 facilitator (According to Senge et al):
 helps to clarify how decisions are
taken and by whom
 can improve the team’s whole
performance.

28. 1) Making presentation (people who went
before)
Problem: people are still afraid
2) Solutions: Going without ask
3) Conclusion:
1) More effective
2) make your own analyze
« Is the turkish culture play a big role if you have plan to
enter the market? »
1) Problem: Adapation problem (for the
family, professional)
2) Solutions: explain the culture, create a
relationship, language courses
3) Conclusion: A better adaptation

29. Thank you for
your attention
!