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the most difficult challenges of the leadership The broad based analysis of the available
in times of transition. The success of change is data estimates in South Asia, China and Far
now directly relevant to the survival of the East are as under:
institutions. The quantum of change and the
response time determine the fate - existence
or extinction of an organization in the new 50
world we are living now.
40
The unprecedented technology breakthrough
and power of ready access to knowledge are 30 Agriculture
changing work culture paradigms in the world Manufacturing
we live in today. This is happening in a way 20
Services
which has never been witnessed in the human
civilization. The position in emerging markets is 10
actually more pronounced than the
0
developed world. The need for a change South Asia China Far East
responsive culture in emerging markets is
therefore a matter of survival now and not just
an option to move into the future. Employment by Sectors – Emerging Markets
The impediments towards organization culture The above chart shows a general similarity in
change have certain uniqueness due to the the employment sector spread between the
geopolitical, historical and substantially agriculture, manufacturing and the services
divergent economic fundamentals. sector.
It will therefore be important and helpful to South Asia employment sector is notably
look at the economic and demographic predominantly agrarian. China, though
dissimilarities between the two worlds before following a similar pattern, has the highest
reconciling their current approach towards comparative employment ratio in the
culture change and developing effective manufacturing sector followed by the Far East
strategies for emerging markets which shows lowest ratio of employment in
the agriculture sector.
October 27, 2009
The Demographic Variance:
Dominated by the employment in agriculture,
It is interesting to note the visible variance in the work culture in these economies has some
the employment segment demographics basic similarities where during the transition of
between the developed economies and the economies human values can generally over
emerging markets. The trends also speak ride the business and financial factors.
about the fast changing shift in the
employment sector data. Both these elements A review of similar demographics for the
have a deep co-relation with the work developed economies also provides some
cultures in the two types of economies in the interesting insight.
world today.
1 Organization Culture Change
20 Services
1. The permanent employment concept
0 2. Oversized organizations
3. Control oriented work processes
USA EU UK
4. Strong resistance to change
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3 Organization Culture Change