Cultural Values and Followership Style Preferences of Managers

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The aim of this research is to investigate the relationship between the cultural values of managers and their preference of followership styles. In this research cultural value dimensions of individualism, power distance, uncertatinity avoidance and masculinity is utilized as cultural values framework. In terms of followership styles Kelley’s two dimensional model of followership style is used. The dimensions of the followership model are the independent critical thinking and activeness. In the theoretical framework it is proposed that, the higher the individualism and masculine values of managers the more they want their followers to be independent critical thinkers and the opposite for uncertatinity avoidance, power distance and paternalism values. Furthermore, it is also discussed that the higher the individualism and masculine values of managers the more they want their followers to be an active engager and the opposite for uncertatinity avoidance, power distance and paternalism values. In this research data is collected from 316 managers. And, it is discovered that the managers who are high on individalism values prefer independent critacal thinkers as followers; conversely the managers who are high on power distance and paternalism do not want from their followers to think critically and independently. In terms of activity of followers, it is founded that the managers who are high on individalism values prefer active followers; conversely the managers who are high on uncertainity avoidance and paternalism do not want from their followers to actively engage and to be proactive.

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Cultural values , followership , followership style preference

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