Culture, leadership, and organizations : the GLOBE study of 62 societies / edited by Robert J. House ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

House, Robert J.

Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness Research Program.

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness Research Program.

Leadership--Research.

Leadership.

Organizational behavior--Research.

Organizational behavior.

Leadership--Cross-cultural studies.

Organizational behavior--Cross-cultural studies.

Social values--Cross-cultural studies.

Social values.

Genre:

Cross-cultural studies.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 818 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Other Title:

GLOBE study of 62 societies

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, [2004]

Summary:

This book reports the results of a ten year research program, the Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness Research Program.

Contents:

PART I: INTRODUCTION

Illustrative examples of GLOBE findings / Robert J. House

Overview of GLOBE / Robert J. House, Mansour Javidan

A nontechnical summary of GLOBE findings / Mansour Javidan ... [et al.]

PART II: PRIOR LITERATURE

Cultural influences on organizational leadership: literature review, theoretical rationale, and GLOBE project goals / Peter W. Dorfman, Robert J. House

The impact of societal culture and industry on organizational culture: theoretical explanations / Marcus W. Dickson ... [et al.]

PART III: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research design / Robert J. House, Paul J. Hanges

The linkage between GLOBE findings and other cross-cultural information / Mansour Javidan, Markus Hauser

The development and validation of the GLOBE culture and leadership scales / Paul J. Hanges, Marcus W. Dickson

Multisource construct validity of GLOBE scales / Vipin Gupta ... [et al.]

Regional and climate clustering of societal cultures / Vipin Gupta, Paul J. Hanges

Rationale for GLOBE statistical analyses: societal rankings and test of hypotheses / Paul J. Hanges ... [et al.]

PART IV: EMPIRICAL FINDINGS

Performance orientation / Mansour Javidan

Future orientation / Neal Ashkanasy ... [et al.]

Cross-cultural differences in gender egalitarianism: implications for societies, organizations, and leaders / Cynthia G. Emrich ... [et al.]

Assertiveness / Deanne N. Den Hartog

Individualism and collectivism / Michele J. Gelfand ... [et al.]

Power distance / Dale Carl ... [et al.]

Humane orientation in societies, organizations, and leader attributes / Hayat Kabasakal, Muzaffer Bodur

Uncertainty avoidance / Mary Sully de Luque, Mansour Javidan

Societal culture and industrial sector influences on organizational culture / Felix C. Brodbeck ... [et al.]

Leadership and cultural variation: the identification of culturally endorsed leadership profiles / Peter W. Dorfman ... [et al.]

PART V: CONCLUSION

Conclusions and future directions / Mansour Javidan ... [et al.]

Appendix A: Societal-level correlations among GLOBE societal culture scales / Paul J. Hanges

Appendix B: Response bias correction procedure used in GLOBE / Paul J. Hanges

Appendix C: Evidence for contextual effects / Paul J. Hanges

Appendix D: Confidence interval estimation of correlations / Paul J. Hanges.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

0761924019

9780761924012

OCLC:

53375977

Publisher Number:

99946307931

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