The document summarizes the results of a survey of 110 Romanian managers from 72 companies on their perspectives and characteristics. It finds that most managers are men between 31-40 years old in top or middle management positions. Managers expect communication, integrity and support from direct reports and superiors. They value integrity and fairness in management. However, weaknesses included a lack of motivation of subordinates, micromanagement and a lack of coaching. Romanian employees were seen as lacking involvement and responsibility and fearing errors.

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 from 72 national and
multinational companies

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 of 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 of 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