Economic Deregulation and General Managers: New Zealand’s Experience Available to Purchase

Draws on two surveys of New Zealand general managers – the first conducted in early 1984, the second at the end of 1991 – to assess the impact on managers of the substantial deregulation of the domestic economy. Average age, work hours, educational level and career path changed little over the period. However, the expectation that external pressures would lead to the adoption of more directive management styles is not borne out. Perceived future challenges accord with those revealed in a recent study of European managers, suggesting that the internalization of the New Zealand economy has led to the“internationalization” of managers.