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This study determined the management system [Likert and Likert 1976] operating in 10 organizations in the Arabian Gulf region and correlated the system with the resultant effectiveness of these organizations. Managers in the region operated in a Management System 3 mode, but at a lower participatory level than desired by managers and at a lower level than their American counterparts. Effectiveness was found to be related to the operative management system; organization climate was the most potent determinant of effectiveness.
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*Abdulrahman A. AI-Jafary is Assistant Professor of Management and Chairman of the MBA Program at the College of Industrial Management, University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He has done extensive research and consulting with organizations in the Arabian Gulf region.
**A. T. Hollingsworth is a Professor of Management and Chairman of the Management Department at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. He serves as a consultant to several multinational firms and is the author or co-author of a number of articles and books.
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Al-Jafary, A., Hollingsworth, A. An Exploratory Study of Managerial Practices in the Arabian Gulf Region. J Int Bus Stud 14, 143–152 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490523
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8490523