Impact of cultural values on leadership roles and paternalistic style from the role theory perspective
World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
ISSN: 2042-5961
Article publication date: 30 March 2021
Issue publication date: 26 July 2021
Abstract
Purpose
This paper researches the effects of the cultural context from values' ground on leadership roles and the effects of roles on styles. The idea behind this study is to show that cultural communities have different cultural models regarding the kinds of roles leaders should or should not play.
Design/methodology/approach
The sample was chosen from the part of the town where the immigrant workforce is growing, as well as it is the closest growing economic area to Europe in Turkey.
Findings
The analysis shows that cultural values significantly affect leadership roles. Additionally, there is a correlation between roles and paternalistic leadership style. Asian cultural values do affect leadership roles more than Western values. Additionally, each culture is diminishing the other. As leadership roles increase, they are acting as paternalistic leadership substitutes.
Originality/value
Interestingly we have introduced paternalistic leadership substitutes to literature and showed that paternalistic leadership is not only culturally but also contextually bounded.
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Acknowledgements
Funding: This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.Declarations of Interest: None.
Citation
Arun, K., Gedik, N.K., Okun, O. and Sen, C. (2021), "Impact of cultural values on leadership roles and paternalistic style from the role theory perspective", World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, Vol. 17 No. 3, pp. 422-440. https://doi.org/10.1108/WJEMSD-10-2020-0128
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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