CANADIAN MANAGEMENT STYLES

By Samatha Oliver

General Characteristics of Agricultural, Industrial, and Information Age Management Styles

• Agricultural Age Management Styles:

  Rigid social class divisions meant management by dominant social class.

• Industrial Age Management Styles:

  Hierarchical management models in industrialized Western countries

• Information Age Management Styles:

  Net-work based, participatory management; consensus/ team building; quality circles and total quality management; Japanese management models; and elimination of some middle management positions.

Information/Data on Canadian Management Styles

Conclusions on Canada (Whether Primarily Agricultural, Industrial, or Information Age Re: Its Management Styles)

Additional Online Sources on Canadian Management Styles

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Traditional Bibliographic Sources on Canadian Management Styles

• Encyclopedia of the Nations
• Background notes on Canada
• CIA World Fact Book