Transcript Management / Leadership Style

Management / Leadership
Style
AMERICA
RUSSIA
VS.
Leadership Styles
1. Transformational
 Individualized consideration (IC)
 Intellectual stimulation (IS)
 Charisma (CHA)
 Inspirational motivation (IM)
2. Transactional
 Contingent reward (CR)
 Behavior and management by exception (ME)
3. Laissez-faire
Differences in Leadership Style in
AS and ME
Management Styles
Most popular management styles:
Socio-Cultural Framework
5 socio-cultural dimensions (Hofstede -1984, 1997) are
used to compare differences in management of different
countries:
1) Power Distance (PDI)
2) Individualism (IND)
3) Masculinity (MAS)
4) Uncertainty avoidance (UAI)
5) Long-term orientation (LTO)
Russian vs. America
American Leadership/Management
•Individualistic in approach
•Managers are accountable for the decisions
•Decisions discussed in open forum
•Ultimate responsibility within the boss
•Outstanding success brings outstanding rewards.
•Titles are poor reflection of importance
•Importance is linked to power
Conclusion: US managers are characterized by low
PDI, LTO, and UAI, and high IND and MAS;
US leaders ranked higher on two dimensions of
transformational leadership (charisma and
inspirational motivation).
Russian Leadership/Management
•Management centralized and directive.
•‘Big boss’ expected to issue direct instructions.
•Consultation from manager is a sign of weakness.
•Middle managers have little power over strategy.
•Precise instructions to subordinates with no discussion.
Conclusion: Russian leaders use an autocratic
leadership style; no clear preference for one of two
major leadership styles (transactional or
transformational), and elements of both styles are being
used.
Russian managers would be characterized by high PDI,
high UAI, medium-range IND, and low MAS.
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