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- Title: Leader-Effectiveness Across Cultural Boundaries: An Organizational Culture Perspective (Report)
- Author : Communications and Conflict Journal of Organizational Culture
- Release Date : January 01, 2008
- Genre: Business & Personal Finance,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 313 KB
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INTRODUCTION With the ample evidence on the importance of organizational culture on the effectiveness of organizations, and as companies, markets, and competition are becoming increasingly diverse, one realizes that understanding the concept of diversity and how it relates to national culture and organizational culture has become an important precondition to organizational effectiveness (Owen and Lambert, 1998; Gibson, Ivancevich, Donnelly and Konopaske, 2003). Capitalizing on diversity while overcoming cross-cultural barriers in order to utilize the powerful pool of talents and skills that come with diversity has become a "valued competence of today's leaders within organizations" (Gibson et al, 2003, p. 49). As opposed to working within the confines of organizational culture, leaders are concerned with "redesigning [organizational culture] to maximize performance" (Owen and Lambert, 1998, p. 358). Leaders should learn about the unfamiliar cultures from which employees come and about the rewards that motivate them the most. They should handle language barriers, training, cultural awareness, and career development programs that are consistent with the values of employees. House tells us that "what is expected of leadership, what leaders may or not may do, and the status and influence bestowed upon them vary considerably as a result of the cultural forces in the countries or regions in which the leaders function." (Zagorsek, Jaklic, & Stough, 2004, p.20). However when considering cultural diversity within an organization, is it reasonable to assume that a leader would be able to adjust his/her style in response to individual cultural differences (i.e. diversity) in the workforce in order to be effective?