Comments on: February 15 Session With Professor Frayne - Managing People in the Global Environment http://calpolymbatrip.com/2007/china/february-15-session-with-professor-frayne/ The MBA Graduate Program at Cal Poly Fri, 18 May 2012 16:20:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Colette Frayne http://calpolymbatrip.com/2007/china/february-15-session-with-professor-frayne/#comment-1523 Colette Frayne Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:08:45 +0000 http://calpolymbatrip.com/2007/china/february-15-session-with-professor-frayne/#comment-1523 Hi to Victoria and Peter...sorry for the late response..I am jet lagged beyond NORMAL for me..truly think that Japan posed me with issues/challenges that did make me question a number of held thoughts..... Victoria - I am always available to talk with you..I do not teach in the MBA program but that does NOT mean I cannot meet with you and assist you in any way possible...You have my office information...go for it!...what future contacts do you want? Peter...you ask a tough - but different question - so let's recreate what I said..which you were accurate...but then apply to your question. Guanxi - is about relationships - the loyalty to the PERSON and not the organization...so yes...if the person leaves...(I have had this experience with a client), the subordinates leave as well...... YOUR question about two managers who may not get along...I need more to really answer what you are getting at...in the US, sure we are PUT in teams, told to work together, overcome individual differences..BUT ... we do not train our folks in GUANXI and what that really means...and we have a big problem when US managers are either arrogant, do not view people as important and/or are trained to only think ST. IF you can re-ask the question, I may be of better "use" On a personal note, I have not heard much feedback from the session I delivered and would ask each of you who attended to let me know if I did - or did NOT - add value. As I gave my presentation, I noticed members of the group who did not face me and/or read the slides as I went thru them..I work alot in IB and struggle to test assumptions about behavior.. Let me know..and IF I fell short, let me know what to do for the next group Best C Hi to Victoria and Peter…sorry for the late response..I am jet lagged beyond NORMAL for me..truly think that Japan posed me with issues/challenges that did make me question a number of held thoughts…..

Victoria - I am always available to talk with you..I do not teach in the MBA program but that does NOT mean I cannot meet with you and assist you in any way possible…You have my office information…go for it!…what future contacts do you want?

Peter…you ask a tough - but different question - so let’s recreate what I said..which you were accurate…but then apply to your question. Guanxi - is about relationships - the loyalty to the PERSON and not the organization…so yes…if the person leaves…(I have had this experience with a client), the subordinates leave as well……

YOUR question about two managers who may not get along…I need more to really answer what you are getting at…in the US, sure we are PUT in teams, told to work together, overcome individual differences..BUT … we do not train our folks in GUANXI and what that really means…and we have a big problem when US managers are either arrogant, do not view people as important and/or are trained to only think ST.

IF you can re-ask the question, I may be of better “use”

On a personal note, I have not heard much feedback from the session I delivered and would ask each of you who attended to let me know if I did - or did NOT - add value.

As I gave my presentation, I noticed members of the group who did not face me and/or read the slides as I went thru them..I work alot in IB and struggle to test assumptions about behavior..

Let me know..and IF I fell short, let me know what to do for the next group

Best C

]]> By: Colette Frayne http://calpolymbatrip.com/2007/china/february-15-session-with-professor-frayne/#comment-1517 Colette Frayne Mon, 26 Feb 2007 05:46:04 +0000 http://calpolymbatrip.com/2007/china/february-15-session-with-professor-frayne/#comment-1517 I just returned later today from my trip to Japan ....working with Toshiba Corporation..an international conference on key issues of training and development competencies required.. The comparison between my talk about China and the issues facing Japan were so diametrically opposed... Perhaps we should meet again - for those interested - it was mind boggling I just returned later today from my trip to Japan ….working with Toshiba Corporation..an international conference on key issues of training and development competencies required..

The comparison between my talk about China and the issues facing Japan were so diametrically opposed…

Perhaps we should meet again - for those interested - it was mind boggling

]]> By: Chun-Te Peter Wu http://calpolymbatrip.com/2007/china/february-15-session-with-professor-frayne/#comment-1483 Chun-Te Peter Wu Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:40:10 +0000 http://calpolymbatrip.com/2007/china/february-15-session-with-professor-frayne/#comment-1483 Thank you Professor Frayne presenting the information. I did have a question that I did not get to ask you during the session. You mentioned that most Chinese employees are loyal only to their boss/managers but not necessarily the company, and some cases the group will follow their managers where ever they go (they all quit the company together). My assumption is that it is up to the managers to work together with each other on cross department projects, so the employees working under them will follow suit. My question is: For American firms that values so much on team work and organizational behavior, how does an American company deal with this mindset? Let's say two managers that dislike each other are put together to work on a project? How will this work? Thank you! Thank you Professor Frayne presenting the information. I did have a question that I did not get to ask you during the session. You mentioned that most Chinese employees are loyal only to their boss/managers but not necessarily the company, and some cases the group will follow their managers where ever they go (they all quit the company together).
My assumption is that it is up to the managers to work together with each other on cross department projects, so the employees working under them will follow suit.
My question is:
For American firms that values so much on team work and organizational behavior, how does an American company deal with this mindset? Let’s say two managers that dislike each other are put together to work on a project? How will this work? Thank you!

]]> By: Victoria Whelan http://calpolymbatrip.com/2007/china/february-15-session-with-professor-frayne/#comment-1464 Victoria Whelan Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:05:26 +0000 http://calpolymbatrip.com/2007/china/february-15-session-with-professor-frayne/#comment-1464 Thank you so much for your talk, I learned a lot. I was wondering if you had any contacts that I could get in touch with about future learning opportunities. Thank you! Thank you so much for your talk, I learned a lot. I was wondering if you had any contacts that I could get in touch with about future learning opportunities. Thank you!

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