...Charles Keim; Masoud Shadnam Purpose The authors examined the traditional leadership practiced by the Old Order Amish located in the Holmes and Wayne counties of America. Despite popular stereotypes, this community is remarkably innovative and resilient. Amish leadership aligns with the central...

... consequences for the desirability of leadership across cultures. Arguing that these types of managerial attributions are likely to have a strong impact on what constitutes desirable leadership; the authors examine them in five countries, namely, USA, France, India, Turkey and Vietnam. The purpose of this paper...

... about those beliefs. Whether they reflect the leader’s actual beliefs or not is less significant than what employees perceive, though there presumably will be a relationship between what exists and what is perceived. Leadership effectiveness Leadership National culture Performance orientation...

... is the corresponding author and can be contacted at: leden@tamu.edu 12 02 2017 14 02 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Gender Leadership International business Equality Human development Cross-cultural management...

...Susan R. Madsen; Robbyn T. Scribner Purpose There is still a lack of understanding why there is little progress when it comes to women seeking and obtaining top management and leadership positions in organizations today, and this is particularly true within the cross-cultural and international...

...Sandra Jönsson; Tuija Muhonen; Christina Scholten; Anders S. Wigerfelt Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss and problematise how leadership and employees, or “employeeship”, are constructed within IKEA, a global firm often associated with national identity, and connected to distinct...

... effects in the international business environment. However, intra‐country regional cultural differences are relatively neglected. The purpose of this paper is to help fill this gap. Design/methodology/approach Field survey research, the Leadership Behaviour Description Questionnaire XII (LBDQ XII...

...., 2002 ; Sala, 2002 ; Wolff, 2005), a multisource feedback assessment (or 360° assessment) tool for leadership development. The EI competencies assessed by the ECI have undergone extensive reliability and validity testing and have demonstrated desirable psychometric properties (Boyatzis, 1982...

... insight toward problems associated with global multicultural projects. Correlations between personality traits and cultural dimensions exist for certain occupational‐job categories, and provide insight on leadership characteristics. Research limitations/implications Limitations include self‐reported...

...David Evans Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review and analyse current research in the field of women leadership. It deals with fundamental changes observed in the past 20 years and tries to establish any common traits and tendencies. The question of whether changing leadership styles...

...Ling Deng; Paul Gibson Purpose This paper aims to present an empirically informed model of the underlying factors that enable effective cross‐cultural leadership. It also outlines procedures for using the model to assist expatriate managers to develop the capacities that underlie effective cross...

...John Humphreys Purpose Although China is beginning to emerge on the world economic stage, many Chinese workers are newcomers to the Western notions of leadership. Those examining leader behavior and follower motivations should consider unique traditions that influence the motivation process...

... of the current research is that it is theoretical. Future research will now need to test the propositions put forward in this paper. Practical implications The paper conceptually identified some skills and behaviors that are pertinent to effective leadership in culturally heterogeneous workgroups...

...Hugo Zagorsek; Marko Jaklic; Stanley J. Stough The article explores the impact of culture on leadership practices in three countries in culturally and economically different regions: the United States, Slovenia, and Nigeria. It uses the visionary approach to leadership as developed by Kouzes...

...Nancy J. Adler; Laura W. Brody; Joyce S. Osland Makes the case that companies intending to become globally competitive must recruit and develop the most talented people, men and women. Describes the experience of one company in developing women for global leadership positions. Shows how...

...Joyce L. Grahn; David X. Swenson; Ryan O’Leary Identifies the contrasts and similarities between the American Indian and Anglo American style of leadership. Finds the results show differing values in areas of communication, strategic initiative, technology, decision‐making, and vision. Discusses...

...Wann‐Yih Wu; Chinho Lin; Li‐Yeuh Lee Maintains that women in the USA have much more leadership chances, less harassment and more respect from subordinates than Japanese women (who live in a male‐dominated world), who are reluctant to make decisions or take risks without consultations. Observes...

...Joyce A. Mauro; Nicholas J. Mauro Provides an explanation of Deming’s Theory of Profound Knowledge, which includes the four core values. Cites these as appreciation for a system, some knowledge of the theory of variation, a theory of knowledge and some knowledge of psychology. Defines leadership...

...Nicholas J. Mauro Defines Deming’s concept of “profound knowledge”, and shows how it addresses both the behavioural and technical dimensions of leadership simultaneously. Suggests that the responsibilities of leaders are to solve problems and to help employees in any way possible by knowing how...