The close relationship between governments and their central banks generates risks for both partners. This paper presents an original qualitative empirical approach based on textual analysis of the United States of America, China, and their Central Banks’ respective communications. These financial communications are the subject of comparison through a textual analysis to determine these actors’ positions in the “cultural theory” and, more widely, the sociology of risk. The risk profiles identified of the United States of America Federal government and the People’s Bank of China do not necessarily correspond to their legal status and economic role. These results also shed light on the fact that the cultural background cannot be separated from the risk perception in these countries. However, an eye needs to be kept on the geopolitics and securities risk factors that can influence the global economy’s evolution.

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Strategy management implementation (SMI) in developing countries studies is becoming an exciting topic; however, there is a barrier to collect data. Furthermore, a possible mechanism relying on SMI in administration history has acknowledged limited empirical consideration. This paper examined the implication of the implementation style and middle management efforts in the relationship between SMI and organisational performance (OP). Data were collected on a sample of 212 Togolese administrators in eight ministries through structured questionnaires. In contrast to earlier studies in industrialised countries within the context of modernisation and democratisation, which suggested that the logical (M1) or logical-incremental (M3) style(s) is locus to drive changes and enhance OP, the finding revealed that the application of incremental style (M2) was associated with better OP than M1 or M3. Public organisations characterised by traditional bureaucracy and lack of administrative reform program implementation opted for M1 will likely strand and decrease performance.