CHAPTER 6

Theories and Studies of Culture and Leadership

GLOBE Researchers’ Integrated Theory

The Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (“GLOBE”) study was arguably the most comprehensive analysis and assessment of universality and cultural congruence with respect to leadership and management practices and appeared to confirm that culture does indeed “matter” when it comes to identifying effective leadership styles and behaviors. An interesting and provocative by-product of the GLOBE project was the development of what the GLOBE researchers referred to as an “integrated theory” regarding the relationship between societal culture, leadership attitudes and behaviors, organizational culture, and leader acceptance and effectiveness ...

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