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Challenges in the Era of Globalization - iaabd

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Proceed<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> 12th Annual Conference © 2011 IAABD<br />

Incentive/F<strong>in</strong>ancial ga<strong>in</strong> 1.00 3.00<br />

Mak<strong>in</strong>g a difference/Sense <strong>of</strong><br />

help<strong>in</strong>g out 2.60<br />

Personal challenges/Personal<br />

accomplishment 1.25 2.60<br />

State <strong>of</strong> community 2.25<br />

Perceived results 2.00<br />

Recognition 2.00<br />

Ego 1.25 0.40<br />

What three to five words describe what motivates people (o<strong>the</strong>r than leaders) to work hard?<br />

Table 4 shows <strong>the</strong> average scores from <strong>the</strong> three focus groups. It <strong>in</strong>cludes those terms <strong>in</strong> which at least<br />

two members <strong>in</strong> any focus groups ranked those words <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> top three, or were <strong>in</strong>cluded by at least two<br />

different focus groups. The terms identified by all three focus groups were <strong>in</strong>centive (4.33, 2.00, 4.20) and<br />

passion (2.67, 1.5, 3.0 respectively).<br />

Table 4: What Motivates People<br />

Group Summary<br />

Average<br />

Score Focus<br />

Group 1<br />

Average<br />

Score Focus<br />

Group 2<br />

Incentive/Money 4.33 2.00 4.20<br />

Fear/Need for security 3.5<br />

Passion 2.67 1.5 3.00<br />

Recognition/Be<strong>in</strong>g acknowledged 1.67 2.80<br />

Acceptance/belong<strong>in</strong>g to a group 2.67 1.60<br />

Accomplishments and Results 2.25<br />

Acceptance/belong<strong>in</strong>g to a group 1.75<br />

Hav<strong>in</strong>g a good leader/Strong leader 1.33 0.80<br />

Average<br />

Score Focus<br />

Group 3<br />

What 3 to 5 people, men or women, do you consider to be, or to have been, effective leaders (<strong>the</strong>y<br />

can be local, national or <strong>in</strong>ternational)?<br />

The leaders that two or more participants considered to be effective are: Nelson Mandela, Jesus Christ,<br />

Mahatma Gandhi, Kwame Nkrumah, Wangari Maathai Pierre Trudeau, Mart<strong>in</strong> Lu<strong>the</strong>r K<strong>in</strong>g, and Barack<br />

Obama.<br />

What three to five words/phrases describe why each is effective?<br />

The reasons why <strong>the</strong>se leaders were effective were ranked by <strong>the</strong> third focus group only. Five reasons<br />

were ranked as <strong>the</strong> top five most important by two or more participants. The most significant result for<br />

this question is “motivated o<strong>the</strong>rs” which has an average score <strong>of</strong> 3.50, followed by ‘”stood up for what<br />

<strong>the</strong>y believe <strong>in</strong>” with a mean <strong>of</strong> 2.75.<br />

Discussion and Conclusion<br />

Scholars have noted that management knowledge is severely biased towards 'western' perspectives<br />

(Baruch, 2001; Thomas, 1996). Eighty percent <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world's population is <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> develop<strong>in</strong>g world, and<br />

<strong>the</strong> countries <strong>of</strong> Africa and <strong>the</strong> Caribbean are classified as develop<strong>in</strong>g countries. There is a critical need<br />

for greater understand<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> management <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong>se countries.<br />

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