Culture and Leadership Across the World: The GLOBE Book of In-Depth Studies of 25 Societies (Lea's Organization and Management)

1198 Pages·2007·9.18 MB·English

by  Jagdeep S. Chhokar

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Culture and Leadership Across the World:
The GLOBE Book of In-Depth Studies of 25
Societies
Edited by
Jagdeep S. Chhokar
Felix C. Brodbeck
Robert J. House
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Lea’s Organization and Management Series
Series Editors
Arthur P. Brief
University of Utah
James P. Walsh
University of Michigan
Associate Series Editor
Sara L. Rynes
University of Iowa
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Ashforth (Au.) Role Transitions in Organizational Life: An Identity-Based Perspective.
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Bartel/Blader/Wrzesniewski (Ed.) Identity and the Modern Organization.
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Bartunek (Au) Organizational and Educational Change: The Life and Role of a Change
Agent Group.
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Beach (Ed.) Image Theory: Theoretical and Empirical Foundations.
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Brett/Drasgow (Eds.) The Psychology of Work: Theoretically Based Empirical Research.
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Chhokar/Brodbeck/House (Eds.) Culture and Leadership Across the World: The GLOBE
Book of In-Depth Studies of 25 Societies.
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Darley/Messick/Tyler (Eds.) Social Influences on Ethical Behavior in Organizations.
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Denison (Ed.) Managing Organizational Change in Transition Economies.
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Dutton/Ragins (Ed.) Exploring Positive Relationships at Work: Building a Theoretical and
Research Foundation
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Elsbach (Au) Organizational Perception Management.
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Earley/Gibson (Aus.) Multinational Work Teams: ANew Perspective.
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Garud/Karnoe (Eds.) Path Dependence and Creation.
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Jacoby (Au.) Employing Bureaucracy: Managers, Unions, and the Transformation
of Work in the 20th Century, Revised Edition.
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Kossek/Lambert (Eds.) Work and Life Integration: Organizational, Cultural and
Individual Perspectives.
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Lampel/Shamsie/Lant (Eds.) The Business of Culture: Strategic Perspectives on
Entertainment and Media.
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Lant/Shapira (Eds.) Organizational Cognition: Computation and Interpretation.
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Lord/Brown (Aus.) Leadership Processes and Follower Self-Identity.
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Margolis/Walsh (Aus.) People and Profits? The Search Between a Company’s Social and
Financial Performance.
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Messick/Kramer (Eds.) The Psychology of Leadership: Some New Approaches.
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Pearce (Au.) Organization and Management in the Embrace of the Government.
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Peterson/Mannix (Eds.) Leading and Managing People in the Dynamic Organization.
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Rafaeli/Pratt (Eds.) Artifacts and Organizations: Beyond Mere Symbolism.
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Riggio/Murphy/Pirozzolo (Eds.) Multiple Intelligences and Leadership.
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Schneider/Smith (Eds.) Personality and Organizations.
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Thompson/Choi (Eds.) Creativity and Innovation in Organizational Teams.
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Thompson/Levine/Messick (Eds.) Shared Cognition in Organizations: The Management of
Knowledge.
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Culture and Leadership Across the World:
The GLOBE Book of In-Depth Studies of 25
Societies
Edited by
Jagdeep S. Chhokar
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
Felix C. Brodbeck
Aston Business School, Aston University
Robert J. House
Wharton School of Management, University of Pennsylvania
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Contents
Series Foreword xi
Foreword xiii
Kwok Leung
About the Authors xvii
Preface xxxi
Robert J. House
1 Introduction 1
Jagdeep S. Chhokar,Felix C. Brodbeck,and Robert J. House
2 Methodology 17
Jagdeep S. Chhokar,Felix C. Brodbeck,and Robert J. House
I Nordic Europe Cluster 31
3 “Primus Inter Pares”:Leadership and Culture in Sweden 33
Ingalill Holmberg and Staffan Åkerblom
4 Culture and Leadership in Finland 75
Martin Lindell and Camilla Sigfrids
II Germanic Europe Cluster 107
5 Culture and Leadership in Austria 109
Erna Szabo and Gerhard Reber
6 Societal Culture and Leadership in Germany 147
Felix C. Brodbeck and Michael Frese
7 Culture and Leadership in a Flat Country:The Case of the Netherlands 215
Henk Thierry,Deanne N. den Hartog,Paul L. Koopman,
and Celeste P. M. Wilderom
8 Leadership and Culture in Switzerland—Theoretical and Empirical Findings 251
Jürgen Weibler and Rolf Wunderer
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III Anglo Cluster 297
9 The Australian Enigma 299
Neal M. Ashkanasy
10 Inspirational Variations? Culture and Leadership in England 335
Simon Booth
11 Leadership and Culture in the Republic of Ireland 361
Mary A. Keating and Gillian S. Martin
12 Leadership and Culture in New Zealand 397
Jeffrey C. Kennedy
13 Culture and Leadership in South Africa 433
Lize A. E. Booysen and Marius W. van Wyk
14 Leadership in the United States of America:The Leader as Cultural Hero 475
Michael H. Hoppe and Rabi S. Bhagat
IV Latin Europe Cluster 545
15 Universalism and Exceptionalism:French Business leadership 547
Philippe Castel,Marc Deneire,Alexandre Kurc,Marie-Françoise
Lacassagne,and Christopher A. Leeds
16 Leadership and Culture in Portugal 583
Jorge Correia Jesuino
17 Managerial Culture and Leadership in Spain 623
Jeremiah J. O’Connell,José M. Prieto,and Celia Gutierrez
V Latin America Cluster 655
18 Argentina:A Crisis of Guidance 657
Carlos Altschul,Marina Altschul,Mercedes López,Maria Marta Preziosa,
and Flavio Ruffolo
19 Colombia:The Human Relations Side of Enterprise 689
Enrique Ogliastri
20 Societal Culture and Leadership in Mexico—A Portrait of Change 723
Jon P. Howell,Jose DelaCerda,Sandra M. Martínez,J. Arnoldo Bautista,
Juan Ortiz,Leonel Prieto,and Peter Dorfman
VI Eastern Europe Cluster 765
21 Greece:From Ancient Myths to Modern Realities 767
Nancy Papalexandris
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22 Leadership and Culture in Russia:The Case of Transitional Economy 803
Mikhail V. Grachev,Nikolai G. Rogovsky,and Boris V. Rakitski
VII Middle East Cluster 833
23 Leadership and Culture in Turkey:A Multifaceted Phenomenon 835
Hayat Kabasakal and Muzaffer Bodur
VIII Confucian Asia Cluster 875
24 Chinese Culture and Leadership 877
Ping Ping Fu,Rongxian Wu,Yongkang Yang,and Jun Ye
25 Culture and Leadership in Hong Kong 909
Irene Hau-siu Chow
26 Culture and Leadership in Singapore:Combination of the East and the West 947
Ji Li,Phyllisis M. Ngin,and Albert C. Y. Teo
IX Southern Asia Cluster 969
27 India:Diversity and Complexity in Action 971
Jagdeep S. Chhokar
X Sub-Saharan Africa Cluster 1021
28 Culture and Leadership in 25 Societies:Integration,Conclusions, 1023
and Future Directions
Felix C. Brodbeck,Jagdeep S. Chhokar,and Robert J. House
Appendix A:Societal Culture “As Is”and “Should Be”
in 25/61 Globe Countries 1085
Appendix B:Culturally Endorsed Leadership Theories (CLTs)
in 25/61 Globe Countries 1094
Authors Index 1101
Subject Index 1121