TY - JOUR

T1 - Cultural variation of leadership prototypes across 22 European countries

AU - Brodbeck, Felix C.

AU - Frese, Michael

AU - Akerblom, Staffan

AU - Audia, Giuseppe

AU - Bakacsi, Gyula

AU - Bendova, Helena

AU - Bodega, Domenico

AU - Bodur, Muzaffer

AU - Booth, Simon

AU - Brenk, Klas

AU - Castel, Phillippe

AU - Den Hartog, Deanne

AU - Donnelly-Cox, Gemma

AU - Gratchev, Mikhail V.

AU - Holmberg, Ingalill

AU - Jarmuz, Slawomir

AU - Jesuino, Jorge Correia

AU - Jorbenadse, Ravaz

AU - Kabasakal, Hayat E.

AU - Keating, Mary

AU - Kipiani, George

AU - Konrad, Edvard

AU - Koopman, Paul

AU - Kurc, Alexandre

AU - Leeds, Christopher

AU - Lindell, Martin

AU - Maczynski, Jerzey

AU - Martin, Gillian S.

AU - O'Connell, Jeremiah

AU - Papalexandris, Athan

AU - Papalexandris, Nancy

AU - Prieto, Jose M.

AU - Rakitski, Boris

AU - Reber, Gerhard

AU - Sabadin, Argio

AU - Schramm-Nielsen, Jette

AU - Schultz, Majken

AU - Sigfrids, Camilla

AU - Szabo, Erna

AU - Thierry, Henk

AU - Vondrysova, Marie

AU - Weibler, Jürgen

AU - Wilderom, Celeste

AU - Witkowski, Stanislaw

AU - Wunderer, Rolf

PY - 2000/3/1

Y1 - 2000/3/1

N2 - This study sets out to test the assumption that concepts of leadership differ as a function of cultural differences in Europe and to identify dimensions which describe differences in leadership concepts across European countries. Middle-level managers (N = 6052) from 22 European countries rated 112 questionnaire items containing descriptions of leadership traits and behaviours. For each attribute respondents rated how well it fits their concept of an outstanding business leader. The findings support the assumption that leadership concepts are culturally endorsed. Specifically, clusters of European countries which share similar cultural values according to prior cross-cultural research (Ronen & Shenkar, 1985), also share similar leadership concepts. The leadership prototypicality dimensions found are highly correlated with cultural dimensions reported in a comprehensive cross-cultural study of contemporary Europe (Smith, Dugan, & Trompenaars, 1996). The ordering of countries on the leadership dimensions is considered a useful tool with which to model differences between leadership concepts of different cultural origin in Europe. Practical implications for cross-cultural management, both in European and non-European settings, are discussed.

AB - This study sets out to test the assumption that concepts of leadership differ as a function of cultural differences in Europe and to identify dimensions which describe differences in leadership concepts across European countries. Middle-level managers (N = 6052) from 22 European countries rated 112 questionnaire items containing descriptions of leadership traits and behaviours. For each attribute respondents rated how well it fits their concept of an outstanding business leader. The findings support the assumption that leadership concepts are culturally endorsed. Specifically, clusters of European countries which share similar cultural values according to prior cross-cultural research (Ronen & Shenkar, 1985), also share similar leadership concepts. The leadership prototypicality dimensions found are highly correlated with cultural dimensions reported in a comprehensive cross-cultural study of contemporary Europe (Smith, Dugan, & Trompenaars, 1996). The ordering of countries on the leadership dimensions is considered a useful tool with which to model differences between leadership concepts of different cultural origin in Europe. Practical implications for cross-cultural management, both in European and non-European settings, are discussed.

KW - Business psychology

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0034147785&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1348/096317900166859

DO - 10.1348/096317900166859

M3 - Journal articles

AN - SCOPUS:0034147785

VL - 73

SP - 1

EP - 29

JO - Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

JF - Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

SN - 0963-1798

IS - 1

ER -