Exploring the use of leading management practices in enterprises

Abstract

Numerous management practices have emerged in recent years in response to competitive pressures calling for improved enterprises’ working and behavior. Despite the relevance of this phenomenon there are limited research evidences about comprehensive comparison of several and contently different management practices as carriers of corresponding management ideas behind them. In this study we examine the frequencies, patterns, and key drivers of 25 most used management tools by managers and professionals in enterprises, as selected appearance form of management practices in enterprises. The results indicate that tools are used by managers significantly more frequently than by professionals, indicating significant differences in patterns of tool usage when comparing the two groups. Among the key drivers of tools’ use by managers, education dominantly influence on tools use, work experiences had only a minor impact, while organizational size does not significantly influence on tools use. For professionals only enterprise size significantly influences on usage of two tools, while the impact of education and working year on tools usage is not significant. The findings offers disseminate knowledge for improving enterprises working through use of management tools and strengthen the theoretical base necessary for future selection and utilization of tools in enterprises production management.