Maquiladoras demand more Mexican managers. (Mexican workers)

From: San Diego Business Journal | Date: July 2, 1990| Author: Rathbone, R. Andrew | Copyright information

Maquiladoras demand more Mexican managers

Ten years ago most Mexican maquiladora employees worked for a Japanese or American manager transferred from the twin-plant's parent firm.

But those foreign managers often encountered difficulties with the country's culture and language. Today, Mexican-born managers are in demand.

"In the early days, it was all American management," said Dean McFarlane, an American Midwesterner serving as Tijuana plant genera...

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