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PowerPoint slides by R. Dennis Middlemist, Professor of Management, Colorado State University

PowerPoint slides by R. Dennis Middlemist, Professor of Management, Colorado State University. Leadership Across Cultures. The specific objectives of this chapter are: DESCRIBE the basic philosophic foundation and styles of managerial leadership

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PowerPoint slides by R. Dennis Middlemist, Professor of Management, Colorado State University

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  1. PowerPoint slides by R. Dennis Middlemist, Professor of Management, Colorado State University

  2. Leadership Across Cultures The specific objectives of this chapter are: DESCRIBE the basic philosophic foundation and styles of managerial leadership EXAMINE the attitudes of European managers toward leadership practices COMPARE and CONTRAST leadership styles in Japan with those in the United States

  3. Leadership Across Cultures The specific objectives of this chapter are: REVIEW leadership approaches in China, the Middle East, and developing countries EXAMINE recent, research and findings regarding leadership across cultures

  4. Leadership Across Cultures The specific objectives of this chapter are: DISCUSS the relationship of culture clusters and leader behavior on effective leadership practices including increasing calls for more responsible global leadership

  5. Foundation for Leadership Philosophical Background: Theories X, Y, and Z Theory X Manager • A manager who believes that people are basically lazy and that coercion and threats of punishment often are necessary to get them to work.

  6. Foundation for Leadership Philosophical Background: Theories X, Y, and Z Theory X Manager • A manager who believes that under the right conditions people not only will work hard but will seek increased responsibility and challenge. Theory Y Manager

  7. Foundation for Leadership Philosophical Background: Theories X, Y, and Z Theory X Manager • A manager who believes that workers seek opportunities to participate in management and are motivated by teamwork and responsibility sharing. Theory Y Manager Theory Z Manager

  8. The use of work-centered behavior designed to ensure task accomplishment. The use of work-centered behavior coupled with a protective employee centered concern. The use of both work- or task-centered and people centered approaches to leading subordinates. Foundation for Leadership Leadership Behaviors and Styles Authoritarian Leadership Paternalistic Leadership Participative Leadership

  9. Leader–Subordinate Interactions Authoritarian Leader Subordinate Subordinate Subordinate One-way downward flow of information and influence from authoritarian leader to subordinates. Adapted from Figure 13–1: Leader–Subordinate Interactions McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

  10. Leader–Subordinate Interactions Paternalistic Leader Subordinate Subordinate Subordinate Continual interaction and exchange of information and influence between leader and subordinates. Adapted from Figure 13–1: Leader–Subordinate Interactions McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

  11. Leader–Subordinate Interactions ParticipativeLeader Subordinate Subordinate Subordinate Continual interaction and exchange of information and influence between leader and subordinates. Adapted from Figure 13–1: Leader–Subordinate Interactions McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

  12. Likert’s Systems or Styles Leadership Adapted from Figure 13–2: Likert’s Systems or Styles Leadership

  13. Likert’s Systems or Styles Leadership Adapted from Figure 13–2: Likert’s Systems or Styles Leadership

  14. High 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Concern for People/Relationships Low 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Low High Concern for Production/Task The Managerial Grid 1,9 Management Style Thoughtful attention to needs of people for satisfying relationships leads to a comfortable friendly organization atmosphere and work tempo 9,9 Management Style Work accomplishment is from committed people; interdependence through a “common stake” in organization purpose leads to relationships of trust and respect 5,5 Management Style Adequate organization performance is possible through balancing the necessity to get out work with maintaining morale of people at a satisfactory level 1,1 Management Style Exertion of minimum effort to get required work done is appropriate to sustain organization membership 9,1 Management Style Efficiency in operations results from arranging conditions of work in such a way that human elements interface to a minimum degree Adapted from Figure 13–2: The Managerial Grid McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

  15. Leadership in the International Context How do leaders in other countries attempt to direct or influence their subordinates? Are their approaches similar to those used in the United States? Research shows that there are both similarities and differences – most international research on leadership has focused on Europe, East Asia, the Middle East, and developing countries such as India, Peru, Chile, and Argentina.

  16. Leadership in the International Context Attitudes of European Managers Toward Leadership Practices European managers tend to use a participative approach. Researchers investigated four areas relevant to leadership. Does the leader believe that employees prefer to be directed and have little ambition? (Theory X) OR Does the leader believe that characteristics such as initiative can be acquired by most people regardless of their inborn traits and abilities? (Theory Y) Capacity for Leadership and Initiative

  17. Leadership in the International Context Attitudes of European Managers Toward Leadership Practices Most evidence indicates European managers tend to use a participative approach. Researchers investigated four areas relevant to leadership. Does the leader believe that detailed, complete instructions should be given to subordinates and that subordinates need only this information to do their jobs? OR Does the leader believe that general directions are sufficient and that subordinates can use their initiative in working out the details? Capacity for Leadership and Initiative Sharing Information and Objectives

  18. Leadership in the International Context Attitudes of European Managers Toward Leadership Practices Most evidence indicates European managers tend to use a participative approach. Researchers investigated four areas relevant to leadership. Does the leader support participative leadership practices? Capacity for Leadership and Initiative Sharing Information and Objectives Participation

  19. Leadership in the International Context Attitudes of European Managers Toward Leadership Practices Most evidence indicates European managers tend to use a participative approach. Researchers investigated four areas relevant to leadership. Does the leader believe that the most effective way to control employees is through rewards and punishment? OR Does the leader believe that employees respond best to internally generated control? Capacity for Leadership and Initiative Sharing Information and Objectives Participation Internal Control

  20. Clusters of Countries in the Haire, Ghiselli, and Porter Study Adapted from Table 13–3: Clusters of Countries in the Haire, Ghiselli, and Porter Study

  21. Leadership in the International Context Attitudes of European Managers Toward Leadership Practices The Role of Level, Size, and Age on European Managers’ Attitudes Toward Leadership • Higher-level managers tend to express more democratic values than lower-level managers in some countries – in other countries, the opposite was true • Company size tends to influence the degree of participative-autocratic attitudes • Younger managers were more likely to have democratic values when it came to capacity for leadership and initiative and to sharing information and objectives

  22. Leadership in the International Context Attitudes of European Managers Toward Leadership Practices Conclusion About European Leadership Practices • Most European managers tend to reflect more participative and democratic attitudes – but not in every country • Organizational level, company size, and age seem to greatly influence attitudes toward leadership • Many of the young people in this study now are middle-aged – European managers in general are highly likely to be more participative than their older counterparts of the 1960s and 1970s

  23. Leadership in the International Context Japanese Leadership Approaches • Japan is well known for its paternalistic approach to leadership • Japanese culture promotes a high safety or security need, which is present among home country–based employees as well as MNC expatriates • Japanese managers have much greater belief in the capacity of subordinates for leadership and initiative than do managers in most other countries – only managers in Anglo-American countries had stronger feelings in this area

  24. Leadership in the International Context Differences Between Japanese and U.S. Leadership Styles • Except for internal control, large U.S. firms tend to be more democratic than small ones – the profile is quite different in Japan • Younger U.S. managers appear to express more democratic attitudes than their older counterparts on all four leadership dimensions • Japanese and U.S. managers have a basically different philosophy of managing people – Ouchi’s Theory Z combines Japanese and U.S. assumptions and approachesproviding a comparison of seven key characteristics

  25. Japanese vs. U.S. Leadership Styles Adapted from Table 13–4: Japanese vs. U.S. Leadership Styles

  26. Japanese vs. U.S. Leadership Styles Adapted from Table 13–4: Japanese vs. U.S. Leadership Styles

  27. Leadership in the International Context Differences Between Japanese and U.S. Leadership Styles Another difference between Japanese and U.S. leadership styles is how senior-level managers process information and learn • Variety Amplification Japanese executives are taught and tend to use variety amplification – the creation of uncertainty and the analysis of many alternatives regarding future action • Variety Reduction U.S. executives are taught and tend to use variety reduction – the limiting of uncertainty and the focusing of action on a limited number of alternatives

  28. 80 50 0 Productivity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sessions Productivity of Japanese Groups with High-Achievement Motivation under Different Leadership Styles ——PM Leadership Style 9,9 (high task, high people) —— M Leadership Style 1,9 (low task, high people) —— P Leadership Style 9,1 (high task, low people) —— PM Leadership Style 1,1 (low task, low people) Adapted from Figure 13–3: Productivity of Japanese Groups with High-Achievement Motivation under Different Leadership Styles McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

  29. 80 50 25 0 Productivity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sessions Productivity of Japanese Groups with Low-Achievement Motivation under Different Leadership Styles —— P Leadership Style 9,1 (high task, low people) ——PM Leadership Style 9,9 (high task, high people) —— PM Leadership Style 1,1 (low task, low people) —— M Leadership Style 1,9 (low task, high people) Adapted from Figure 13–4: Productivity of Japanese Groups with Low-Achievement Motivation under Different Leadership Styles McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

  30. Leadership in the International Context Leadership in China • Importance that the respondents in one study assigned to three areas: Individualism Measured by importance of self sufficiency and personal accomplishments Measured by willingness to subordinate personal goals to those of the work group with an emphasis on sharing and group harmony Collectivism Measured by the importance of societal harmony, virtuous interpersonal behavior, and personal and interpersonal harmony Confucianism

  31. Leadership in the International Context Leadership in China • The “New Generation” group scored significantly higher on individualism than did the current and older generation groups • They also scored significantly lower than the other two groups on collectivism and Confucianism • These values appear to reflect the period of relative openness and freedom, often called the “Social Reform Era,” in which these new managers grew up • They have had greater exposure to Western societal influences may result in leadership styles similar to those of Western managers

  32. Leadership in the International Context Leadership in the Middle East • There may be much greater similarity between Middle Eastern leadership styles and those of Western countries • Western management practices are evident in the Arabian Gulf region due to close business ties between the West and this oil-rich area as well as the increasing educational attainment, often in Western universities, of Middle Eastern managers • Organizational culture, level of technology, level of education, and management responsibility were good predictors of decision-making styles in the United Arab Emirates • There is a tendency toward participative leadership styles among young Arab middle managers, as well as among highly educated managers of all ages

  33. Differences in Middle Eastern and Western Management Adapted from Table 13–5: Differences in Middle Eastern and Western Management

  34. Differences in Middle Eastern and Western Management Adapted from Table 13–5: Differences in Middle Eastern and Western Management

  35. Leadership in the International Context Leadership Approaches in Developing Countries • Managerial attitudes in India are similar to Anglo-Americans toward capacity for leadership and initiative, participation, and internal control, but different in sharing information and objectives • Leadership styles in Peru may be much closer to those in the United States than previously assumed • Developing countries may be moving toward a more participative leadership style

  36. Recent Findings and Insights About Leadership Transformational, Transactional, and Charismatic Leadership Transformational leaders are characterized by four interrelated factors: Idealized Influence • Transformational leaders are a source of charisma and enjoy the admiration of their followers. • They enhance pride, loyalty, and confidence in their people, and align these followers by providing a common purpose or vision that the latter willingly accept

  37. Recent Findings and Insights About Leadership Transformational, Transactional, and Charismatic Leadership Transformational leaders are characterized by four interrelated factors: Idealized Influence • These leaders are extremely effective in articulating their vision, mission, and beliefs in clear-cut ways, thus providing an easy-to understand sense of purpose regarding what needs to be done Inspirational Motivation

  38. Recent Findings and Insights About Leadership Transformational, Transactional, and Charismatic Leadership Transformational leaders are characterized by four interrelated factors: Idealized Influence • Transformational leaders are able to get their followers to question old paradigms and to accept new views of the world regarding how things now need to be done Inspirational Motivation Intellectual Stimulation

  39. Recent Findings and Insights About Leadership Transformational, Transactional, and Charismatic Leadership Transformational leaders are characterized by four interrelated factors: Idealized Influence • These leaders are able to diagnose and elevate the needs of each of their followers through individualized consideration, thus furthering the development of these people Inspirational Motivation Intellectual Stimulation Individualized Consideration

  40. Recent Findings and Insights About Leadership Transformational, Transactional, and Charismatic Leadership Four other types of leaders are less effective than transformational leaders Clarifies what needs to be done, provides psychic and material rewards to those complying with his or her directives Contingent Reward (CR) Leader Monitors follower performance and takes corrective action when deviations from standards occurs Active Management-by-Exception (MBE-A) Leader Passive Management-by-Exception (MBE-P) Leader Takes action or intervenes in situations only when standards are not met Laissez-Faire (LF) Leader Avoids intervening or accepting responsibility for follower actions

  41. Effective Active Passive Effective An Optimal Profile of Universal Leadership Behaviors I’s–transformational CR–Contingent Reward MBE-A–Active Management-by-Exception MBE-P–Active Management-by-Exception LF–Laissez-Faire I’s CR MBE-A MBE-P Frequency LF Adapted from Figure 13–5: An Optimal Profile of Universal Leadership Behaviors McGraw-Hill/Irwin © 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

  42. Qualities Most Demanded in Advertisements for European Executives Adapted from Table 13–6: Qualities Most Demanded in Advertisements for European Executives

  43. Qualities Most Demanded in Advertisements for European Executives Adapted from Table 13–6: Qualities Most Demanded in Advertisements for European Executives

  44. Recent Findings and Insights About Leadership Culture Clusters and Leader Effectiveness Important attributes that form a concept of outstanding business leader • Anglo mangers identify performance orientation, an inspirational style, having a vision, being a team integrator, and being decisive as being the top five attributes • Nordic managers ranked these same five attributes as most important but not in same order • Rankings of clusters in the North/West European region were fairly similar • Substantial differences exist within and between the South/East European countries, countries from Eastern Europe, and Russia and Georgia

  45. Rankings of the Most Important Leadership Attributes Adapted from Table 13–7: Rankings of the Most Important Leadership Attributes by Region and Country Cluster

  46. Rankings of the Most Important Leadership Attributes Adapted from Table 13–7: Rankings of the Most Important Leadership Attributes by Region and Country Cluster

  47. Recent Findings and Insights About Leadership Leader Behavior, Leader Effectiveness, and Leading Teams • One of the keys to successful global leadership is knowing what style and behavior works best in a given culture and adapting appropriately • In affective cultures, such as the United States, leaders tend to exhibit their emotions • In neutral cultures, such as Japan and China, leaders do not tend to show their emotions

  48. Leadership Tips for Doing Business inAffective and Neutral Cultures

  49. Leadership Tips for Doing Business inAffective and Neutral Cultures

  50. Leadership Tips for Doing Business inAffective and Neutral Cultures

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