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PERU: Organizational Leadership and Management Style
By Laidat E. Castroverde Business Major Student, Towson University
The Republic of Peru is one of the most interesting countries in the American continent due to its rich historic and cultural heritage that dates back to the Inca Empire, the largest state in Pre- Columbian America( The World Fact Book, Peru’ s Background). Many aspects of the Peruvian heritage have become part of modern Peru in traditional fields including culture, politics, and religion, and have spread out to the organizational setting. As a result of the influence that history has in their culture, Peruvians have developed a different approach in important business applications such as Management and
Organizational Leadership than other Latin American countries.
The establishment of the Inca Empire, which was the largest and most advanced civilization in America, was the first example of the use of effective leadership and management in Peru. The term“ inka” which means ruler or lord, is the first term in Peru’ s history linked to leadership( Clark, L.). In this case, the Sapa Inca played the role of the maximum authority and leader of the Inca Empire up to the day of the Spanish conquest when the empire was defeated. One of the main reasons of the defeat of
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