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Subordinate Perception of Leadership Style and Power: A Cross-Cultural Investigation

Banerjee, Mili
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1253769052

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2009, Master of Arts, University of Akron, Communication.
This study contributes to the research on leadership style, power and its cross-cultural differences. The study was based on the Leadership Grid (Blake & McCanse, 1991) and the suggestion by its creators, Blake and Mouton (1964), in their seminal work, that each Grid leadership style was tied to specific bases of social power. This study explored the original suggestion to identify if indeed leaders with a particular leadership style are more inclined to use a certain source of power. Further, this study was conducted on cross-cultural level, assessing the differences in Grid leadership style and power between leaders in India and the United States. The cultural dimension of power distance was also explored. The study required subordinates to report on their leader’s leadership style, power use and nature of power distance in their organization. The analysis of data revealed that while there is a propensity for some Grid style leaders to use certain specific power bases, overall leaders were found to have a high use of legitimate and coercive power, irrespective of their leadership style. Also, in line with the prediction made, the power distance between leaders and subordinates was higher in Indian organizations compared to US organizations. Despite this, US leaders were found to be significantly higher in their use of position power compared to Indian leaders.
Carolyn M. Anderson, PhD (Advisor)
67 p.
Communication; Management; Organizational Behavior
Power; Leadership Grid; Power Distance; Leadership Style; Position Power; Personal Power; Blake and Mouton; Blake and McCanse; India; US, Cross-Cultural

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  • Banerjee, M. (2009). Subordinate Perception of Leadership Style and Power: A Cross-Cultural Investigation [Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1253769052

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Banerjee, Mili. Subordinate Perception of Leadership Style and Power: A Cross-Cultural Investigation. 2009. University of Akron, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1253769052.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Banerjee, Mili. "Subordinate Perception of Leadership Style and Power: A Cross-Cultural Investigation." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1253769052

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