Transformational leadership and culture : Comparison between Finland, Indonesia, Russia, and United States
Sjöholm, Minna (2020)
Sjöholm, Minna
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020120927119
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020120927119
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The purpose of the thesis was to study national cultures in the perspective of transformational leadership and determine how the differences in cultures affect leadership. This thesis aimed to give practical advices for global managers and expatriates. The research was limited to four countries around the world: Finland, Indonesia, Russia, and United States. The amount of respondents was 226. Hofstede’s dimensions of cultures are used to understand the basic differences between the subject countries.
The research method that was utilised is quantitative research. To measure transformational leadership, this study used the modified version of Kouzes and Posner’s (1988) Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) method that identifies five factors of transformational leadership: challenging, visioning, enabling, modeling, and rewarding.
The results of this study show that Indonesia differs statistically from other countries on every factor of transformational leadership. Russian respondents viewed transformational features the most truthful for their situation. Rewarding was cross-culturally the most emphasized factor of leadership.
The research method that was utilised is quantitative research. To measure transformational leadership, this study used the modified version of Kouzes and Posner’s (1988) Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) method that identifies five factors of transformational leadership: challenging, visioning, enabling, modeling, and rewarding.
The results of this study show that Indonesia differs statistically from other countries on every factor of transformational leadership. Russian respondents viewed transformational features the most truthful for their situation. Rewarding was cross-culturally the most emphasized factor of leadership.