Exam 6: Effective Leadership in a Multicultural Environment

Describe the key elements for each level of Likert's System 4 approach.

Which of the following statements most accurately describes what leadership means in practice across different cultures?

A "paternalistic version" of relationship-oriented leadership behavior may produce positive reactions from employees in which of the following?

How would a transnational manager and a traditional international manager be expected to differ in their approach to learning, foreign experience, and their collaboration skills?

How do leaders using the achievement-oriented leadership style maximize subordinate performance?

A study comparing managers from the United States, UK, Japan, and Hong Kong found that there was agreement on basic aspects of leadership style and the specific expression of these behaviors was consistent across the four countries.

Explain why global managers may need to alter and adapt their leadership style to expectations in specific countries, comparing U.S. style to Japan, Mexico, or Hong Kong as an example.

Which of the following correctly matches the leadership style with its description?

Most of the leadership literature has been written in the last 40 years and most of it was conducted among and about leaders in the United States and Western Europe.

List and briefly explain four of the five suggestions for individuals for developing transnational leadership skills.

List and briefly explain or describe two of the four suggestions presented for corporations interested in developing transnational leadership skills.

Perspectives on leadership vary across cultures and countries, but views about what characteristics leaders must possess to be effective remain constant.

Which of the following most accurately describes a transnational manager's skills?

GLOBE researchers discovered that two leadership dimensions, charismatic/value-based and team oriented, were positive contributors to effectiveness while one dimension, self-protective, was generally negative.

A manager using a supportive leadership style focuses on subordinates' needs and overall well-being, consults with their subordinates, solicits their opinions, and otherwise involves them in decision making.

The increasing similarity of companies around the world in terms of structure, technology, and strategy might be expected to weaken or overcome cross-cultural differences. How might these convergent forces be offset by factors that continue to maintain, or even accentuate cultural differences?

The leader behavior dimension of team orientation is most likely to be prevalent in which countries?

The best option for multinationals may be training and development programs aimed at building international leadership skills throughout the corporation once aspiring international managers have been identified using valid and reliable methods.

The appeal of transformational leadership may be somewhat limited in collective cultures where group harmony is highly prized, for example, in countries such as South Korea and Indonesia.

Explain why participative leadership should work best in low-power-distance cultures, such as Canada, while directive leadership would work best in high-power-distance societies, such as the Philippines.