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Management Strategies in Chinese Oil and Gas IndustryIntroductionAs OPITO ,Offshore Petroleum Industry Training Organization ,is expanding its business into China, the management strategies to be used should be modified on the basis of original ones. This report aims to, firstly ,introduce some basic management theories, and then present management styles used at OPITO UK in the oil and gas industry. After taking cultural differences into considerations, appropriate management strategies for Chinese oil and gas industry are eventually proposed. Definitions of Management and LeadershipManagement is about getting things done. Managers work in different ways to achieve many diverse and often specific objectives. The oil and gas industry contains many layers of management within many types of organization. Hierarchies are organizations that are structured in layers. The managers in the higher levels have more seniority than those further down.Leadership differs from management. Leadership encompasses the skills and qualities needed to inspire others to achieve goals. Leaders can see the heart of a problem and suggest solutions; they have a positive self image; they tend to be creative; they are often experts in a field and can sense change and respond accordingly.Management Styles Used at OPTITO UKThe role of OPITO - The Oil Gas Academy is to help employers todeve- lop a safe and competent workforce. Since the oil and gas industry employs people in a variety of job roles, both offshore and onshore, in all sorts of expertise and professions , including drilling ,production,opera- tion and negotiation, therefore a variety of management styles may be used in different contexts.When providing management and leadership training in the oil and gas industry, OPITO UK mainly adopts three management styles: autocratic management, democratic management and paternalistic management.Autocratic management occurs especially in the situation where rules and procedures must be followe