1. RESULT DEVELOPMENT
Romanian Managers Profile
April 2011

2. How do Romanian Managers think?
The research was carried out during 2009 – 2011
on 110 Romanian managers.

3. Content:
1. Description of Romanian Managers
2. Survey results: Romanian Managers Profile
3. Managerial time distribution

4. 1. Description of managers

5. Managerial levels
First
management;
14,5%
Top
management;
47,3%
Middle
management;
38,2%

6. Managerial positions
General
management;
10,9%
Sales
management;
37,3%
Operation
management;
51,8%

7. Company type
Nationals;
35,50%
Multinationals;
64,50%

8. Managers distribution by sex
Women; 29,1%
Men; 70,9%

9. Seniority in management
up to 10 years; 0,9%
less than 1 year;
14,1%
5-10 years; 29,3%
1-3 years; 29,3%
3-5 years; 18,2%

10. Managers distribution by age
less than 25 years;
4,6%
41-50 years; 14,8%
25-30 years; 29,6%
36-40 years; 22,2%
31-35 years; 28,7%

11. 2. Survey results
How do Romanian managers think?

12. Managerial expectations from direct managers
communication and cooperation 42,7%
integrity, honesty, sincerity 40%
support, involvement 30,9%
vision and strategy 20%
trust 19,1%
motivation 18,2%
opening 17,3%
objectivity 17,3%
feedback 15,5%
clear objectives and tasks 14,5%
budget 12,7%
respect for employees 10%
competency 8,2%
understanding, empathy 8,2%
leadership 8,2%
freedom of action and decisions 8,2%
model, the power of example 7,3%
delegation 6,4%
flexibility 6,4%
coaching 5,5%

13. Managerial expectations from subordinates
teamworking 42,7%
communication 29,1%
integrity, fairness 27,3%
ambition, perseverance, determination 24,5%
involvement and commitment 24,5%
initiative, proactivity 23,6%
responsibility 20%
sincerity and honesty 20%
dedication, loyalty, devotion 18,2%
achieving the objectives 15,5%
professionalism 13,6%
respecting deadlines 13,6%
punctuality, promptiness, discipline 12,7%
motivation 11,8%
optimism 10,9%
competency 10,9%
confidence, courge 10%
creativity, innovation, spontaneity 9,1%
results orientation 7,3%

14. The ideal managerial profile
communication 31,7%
organization 22,7%
vision and strategy 21,8%
motivation 19,1%
leadership 18,2%
integrity and fairness 11,8%
objectivity, impartiality 10,9%
people-oriented 10%
making decision 10%
experience 8,2%
competence 8,2%
coordination 7,3%
results 6,4%
responsibility 6,4%
sincerity 6,4%
teamworking 6,4%

15. Romanian manager values
integrity and fairness 42,7%
sincerity and honesty 27,3%
respect for people 25,5%
objectivity and impartiality 19,1%
responsibility 14,5%
consistency and steadness 13,6%
loyalty, dedication, commitment 8,2%
excellence, professionalism 7,3%
vision and strategy 7,3%
teamworking 6,4%
communication 6,4%
competency 6,4%
confidence 6,4%
results 5,5%
optimism 4,5%
transparency 4,5%

16. Romanian managers profile - strengths
results orientation 65,50%
inspiration, intuition 39,10%
establishing plans 38,20%
practice and business control 36,40%
dynamism 36,40%
mobilising people 28,20%
change managing 26,40%
business vision 23,60%
taking responsibility 20,90%
ability to take risk 18,20%
understanding people 16,40%
anticipating problems 15,50%
the calm under stress 12,70%
wider perspective 10,90%
managing diversity 10%
self-knowledge 8,20%

17. Romanian manager profile - weaknesses
lack of motivation of subordinates 57,30%
micromanagement 45,50%
low leadership 42,70%
lack of delegations 41,80%
lack of coaching 40,90%
focus on power, authority 38,20%
excessive meetings 30,90%
afraid of responsibility 27,30%
afraid of change 26,40%
focus on sanctioning the errors 24,50%
focus on present, on solving problems 20,90%
skepticism and excessive criticism 18,20%
avoiding risk 14,50%
strong focus on task 10%

18. Romanian employees - cultural characteristics
the managerial perspective
lack of involvement 66,4%
not assuming responsibilities 64,5%
tendency to gossips and political games 48,2%
fear of asking a question 40,9%
fear to errors 38,2%
the need to be the boss 33,6%
poor communication skills 31,8%
pesimism 29,1%
cristicism 29,1%
black and white thinking 22,7%
perfectionism 9,1%
low tolerance 8,2%

19. 3. Managerial time distribution
Managerial vs. operational

20. Operational activities
49,97%
31,30%
28,20%
24,20%
14,10%
2%
less than 20% 20 - 40% 40 - 60% 60 - 80% up to 80% mean

21. Managerial activities
46,36%
27,80%
24,70%
16,50%
13,40%
11,40%
6,20%
0%
less than 20% 20 - 40% 40 - 50% 50 - 60% 60 - 70% 70 - 80% up to 80% mean

22. Managerial vs operational
managerial;
46,36% operational;
49,97%

23. Weekly working time
mean = 46,91 h
up to 60h 10,90%
between 50 - 60h 9,10%
between 45 - 50h 51,10%
between 40 - 45h 25%
less than 40h 4,30%

24. Managerial communication
with managers;
23,57%
with
subordinates;
51,34%
with colleagues;
23,49%

25. Managerial time:
HR and Communication activities
HR 13,68%
Comunication 56,66%

26. RESULT DEVELOPMENT
Romanian Managers Profile