Rationality asymmetry - totalparticipation.com - Towarzystwo Doradcze Ryszard Stocki

The notion of Rationality asymmetry was first introduced by a renowned Polish sociologist - prof. Jagwiga Staniszkis. In her book, The Power of Globalization, she writes about flattening the historical time into the universal time of Western civilization, in terms of economic and political systems. Simply put: what is deemed rational in the UK might not be seen as such in Poland, as the two countries have reached a different level of cultural development. In my opinion, the same phenomenon applies to management. When a Western corporation starts business in Poland, it is possible to observe the rationality assymetry. What is rational in the eyes of an MNC, might not be considered rational in the eyes of a small Polish company. It is our task to translate those rationalities and studying Polish companies in this respect.

Of course, a similar phenomenon can be observed in human development. There are no good, universal movies for children and adults (although the creators of the Shrek series might beg to differ). What is rationally good for kids is usually boring for their parents, and what is good for parents is usually irrational, or even harmful, for their kids. This is why responsible parents don't allow their children to what TV indiscriminately. And this is why responsible CEOs and managers do not apply human practices that proved useful in the UK, to Poland.

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