Traditionally it is considered to be that the higher position provokes a person
to use it in his/her personal interests. These considerations are applied practically
in all spheres of life, including politics, business, social structure etc.
In such a situation senior manager are referred to as a group in which the risk
to use the higher position is quite probable. In actuality it is often the subject
of numerous discussions and arguments whether senior managers take personal
advantage out of applied theories and their position or not.
However, such statement is a bit incorrect since as a rule senior managers take
advantage out of applied theory and their position it is simply the degree that
differs. What is meant here is the fact that practically all senior managers
willingly or not tend to use their position in their own interests but what
make them really different at this respect is how often or how significant is
the personal advantage of a senior manager taken out of his/her position and
applied theories.
Obviously the better the manager is the less significant his advantage will
be, or at least personal interests of a senior manager should correspond to
the interests of the organization where he/she works. As a rule, the developed
countries are characterized by a high degree of effectiveness of management,
particularly in the top level. Mainly it is the result of the professional attitude
of senior managers to their work that is traditional for companies and different
institutions operating in developed countries. The basis of this professionalism
is the priority of company’s success over personal position of a manager,
which implies that the manager puts the interests of the company on the first
place while his personal advantage is secondary or even insignificant at all.
In the same time, the senior managers are often integrated into a company to
the extent that the company’s success means their personal success and
advantage.
For instance, they may possess a certain share of the company’s stocks
that makes it useless to use their position to get some profit regardless the
general situation in the company. In the same time they are interested in the
positive image of the company, since it is a vitally important component of
the market success of the company and naturally to have a positive image means
not to use personal advantages of senior managers’ position since they
are the leaders of the company.
In the same time quite a different situation is observed in developing countries
where personal advantages are of a primary importance for all members of the
society and the higher the position is the higher advantages a person can take
out of his/her position. As a result, the companies and social institutions,
as well as state ones, are highly corrupted and senior managers seems to be
on the top of the corruption pyramid and exploit their position in their own
interests, sometimes making their employees victims of their personal interests
as a result corruption, including bribes, harassments, and other negative phenomena
are quite common for senior managers working in developing countries.
Thus, in conclusion it is possible to say that the more developed is the country
and the more prestigious is the organization senior managers work in the less
common are the use of applied theories and their position to take some personal
advantage of it, in order to provide the company with a positive image and have
good career perspectives and vice versa.
