Cultural variation of leadership prototypes across 22 European countries
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In: Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Vol. 73, No. 1, 01.03.2000, p. 1-29.
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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 -