Another example of an american idea that doesn't work well in Latin countries is matrix management. the task-oriented logic of matrix management conflicts with the principle of loyalty to the all-important line superior, the functional boss you can't have two bosses any more than you can have two fathers. Andre Laurent, a french researcher, has said that in his experience, french managers would rather see an organization die than tolerate a system in which a few subordinates have two report to two bosses.