This paper conceptualizes how Korean managers and foreign (or local) workers perceive Korean labor management style in domestic and overseas Korean companies. Data for this study came from surveys conducted in Korea (n=380 Korean workers and managers ...
This paper conceptualizes how Korean managers and foreign (or local) workers perceive Korean labor management style in domestic and overseas Korean companies. Data for this study came from surveys conducted in Korea (n=380 Korean workers and managers and n=742 migrant workers from China, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Indonesia)and in four Asian countries (n=226 Korean managers in overseas Korean firms, n=1,078 local workers in the same countries where migrants come from). The study found that 1) both Korean managers and migrant (or local) workers perceive Korean management style paternalistic as well as authoritarian; 2) Perceived cultural differences of managers and workplace characteristics, such as size and industries affect their perceived management style; and 3) Korean management style is perceived differently by nations or ethnicity.