You are the new manager in an Indian office. You ask one of your supervisors to move a desk and place it in another corner of th

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You are the new manager in an Indian office. You ask one of your supervisors to move a desk and place it in another corner of th

e office. The next day you notice it has not yet been done. Why

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Vesna [10] · Answer 1 · 2023-10-21T10:30:19+03:00

The question is incomplete:

You are the new manager in an Indian office. You ask one of your supervisors to move a desk and place it in another corner of the office. The next day you notice it has not yet been done. Why?

-The supervisor was offended you asked him/her and refused to do anything about it

-The supervisor could not find a labourer to move it and would not do so him/herself

-Because things get done slowly in India

Answer:

-The supervisor could not find a labourer to move it and would not do so him/herself

Explanation:

India is a society with a high power distance. This means that there is hierarchy, inequality and employees expect directions. Also, decisions tend to be centralized and people in high positions expect privileges and a certain status. Because of that, in this situation the reason for not moving the desk from the options given is that the supervisor could not find a labourer to move it and would not do so him/herself as he/she considers that it is not part of the job as he/she has a higher position that doesn't involve to do that.

The other options are not right as the supervisor would not be offended a this is a culture in which people expect to receive orders and it is not related to things getting done slowly there.