The Effects of Power Distance on Patterns of Behaviours in Organizaton (The case of Albania)

Abstract

Experiences have shown that social-economic and cultural developments bring the significant changes in the individual patterns of behavior in society and organizations. The managers must take into consideration cultural determinants which can influence their employees’ attitude and behaviors. The aim of this paper is to present the direction of the influence of one of the national culture dimensions – power distance on the relations between managers and workforce which include employee participation and communication. The first part of this article presents the analysis of dimension before and after the communist’s dictatorship in Albania. The remaining part of the paper is dedicated to presenting the results of the empirical study examining the power distance in workplace (public and private organizations). In particular, article show the direction in which differences in the level of power distance influence relations and patterns of behavior between managers and employees in practice.

Keywords: Transition. The power distance. Values. Behavior patterns. Relation.