Preliminary communication
Global Orientation and Global Competencies of Croatian Top Managers
Nina POLOŠKI VOKIĆ
Ivana MARIĆ
Tomislav HERNAUS
Abstract
The aim of the study was to determine (1) the extent of
Croatian managers’ global orientation, and (2) the extent of
their possession of global competencies essential for the
success in the global business environment. Respondents in
the study where subordinates who assessed the "globalness"
of their top managers, and the research instrument used for
measuring top managers’ "globalness" was the one
developed by Goldsmith, Greenberg, Robertson and Hu-
-Chan. The obtained results give arguments for the
acceptance of the main hypothesis of the research, about top
managers in Croatia not possessing characteristics needed
for success in the global environment. They are far behind
the successful global leader profile, and their global
characteristics are not related to their companies’
characteristics (main activity, size, ownership, and markets
company serves), or their demographic characteristics (age,
nationality, international experience, and international education). Consequently, Croatian companies have to invest
heavily in developing competent global managers. They and
their managers can grow to be competitive in global terms
only by developing and investing in global knowledge and
skills.
Keywords
Hrčak ID:
19083
URI
Publication date:
30.6.2007.
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