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Global competition has motivated an increasing number of United States firms to set up production facilities in Mexico. This study examines productivity and management style differences in a Mexican maquiladora operation and its U.S. parent plant Likert's System 4 Theory was used as the theoretical basis of comparison. As hypothesized, significant differences were found in the management systems while productivity at the two facilities was equal.
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*Tom Morris (Ph.D., University of Denver) is Assistant Professor of International Business at the University of San Diego School of Business. Current research interests include the management of foreign subsidiaries and international technology transfer.
**Cynthia M. Pavett (Ph.D., University of Utah) is Professor of Management at the University of San Diego School of Business. Her present research is primarily on the topic of international comparative management.
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Morris, T., Pavett, C. Management Style and Productivity in Two Cultures. J Int Bus Stud 23, 169–179 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490264
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490264