Management in the USA analyses key defining aspects of managers and management in the United States and the American psyche as it relates to management. For this analysis Peter Lawrence draws on interviews and observations in a range of organizations across the United States, and considers some broad contextual characteristics of society in USA and their general relationship to American business; addresses specific themes which his research indicates as central to understanding US management - the ethos and values of individualism, free speech and self interest, and proactivity, for example; explores how these values are reflected in motivation and practices, including in strong strategic and systems orientations; examines American-style industrial relations and personnel management. Finally, the analyses the reasons for the United States relatively poor performance during recent decades in the increasingly competitive world of ‘globalizing’ business.