UK managers: is capability in the eye of the beholder?

This article analyses whether UK managers are more or less capable than those from competitor nations.

This paper draws on research conducted on behalf of the UK Sector Skills Development Agency (SSDA) to clarify the situation.

What emerges are different perspectives on management capability which reflect a complex interplay of national and organizational culture. There are for instance key differences in the way that organizations approach MD on a national basis with the UK performance being rather mixed.

With the right leadership and the right vision, all managers rise above national differences to assume the cultural mantle of their organization.