Management culture in comparison - East vs. West : the cases of Bulgaria and Germany

There are many factors influencing management practices. This study focuses on one particular - culture. It examines the relationship between culture on one hand, and management practices and employees' attitude on the other. Furthermore it aims at evaluating culture as a factor in international business relationships. For that purpose this thesis concentrates on a comparison between the East - represented by Bulgaria, and the West - represented by Germany. By means of a qualitative and a quantitaive research the management practices in the two countries have been compared. The findings of the study show significant differences between Bulgaria and Germany and aim at contributing to the already existing researches in cross-cultural management.