Learning Objectives

After studying this chapter, you should be able to:

• Define culture and cultural dimensions of leadership
• Describe how leadership behavior differs in various cultural clusters
• Discuss the strengths and criticisms of the research on culture on leadership
• Recognize applications of the research on culture and leadership

Chapter Outline

Description

Culture Defined

Related Concepts

Ethnocentrism

Prejudice

Dimensions of Culture

Uncertainty Avoidance

Power Distance

Institutional Collectivism

In-Group Collectivism

Gender Egalitarianism

Assertiveness

Future Orientation

Performance Orientation

Humane Orientation

Clusters of World Cultures

Characteristics of Clusters

Anglo

Confucian Asia

Eastern Europe

Germanic Europe

Latin America

Latin Europe

Middle East

Nordic Europe

Southern Asia

Sub-Saharan Africa

Leadership Behavior and Culture Clusters

Eastern Europe Leadership Profile

Latin America Leadership Profile

Latin Europe Leadership Profile

Confucian Asia Leadership Profile

Nordic Europe Leadership Profile

Anglo Leadership Profile

Sub-Saharan Africa Leadership Profile

Southern Asia Leadership Profile

Germanic Europe Leadership Profile

Middle East Leadership Profile

Universally Desirable and Undesirable Leadership Attributes

Strengths

Criticisms

Application

Case Studies

Case 16.1 A Challenging Workplace

Case 16.2 A Special Kind of Financing

Case 16.3 Whose Hispanic Center Is It?

Leadership Instrument

Dimensions of Culture Questionnaire

Summary

References