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Does Authentic Leadership Depend on National Culture?
Does Authentic Leadership Depend on National Culture?

Author(s): Joanna Furmańczyk
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Krakowie
Keywords: culture; leadership; international enterprises; Poland; Japan; Germany

Summary/Abstract: The author presents the theoretical assumptions and concepts concerning the cultural determinants of leadership in Japanese and German international enterprises. The author not only describes the theoretical assumptions behind authentic leadership and the links between an organisation and culture, but also presents results of empirical research conducted among 57 top managers of international automotive enterprises operating in Poland. The results show that for German enterprises the strongest correlations were between dimensions of authentic leadership and power distance. In the Japanese enterprises, both power distance and individualism were key in determining the dimensions of authentic leadership.

  • Issue Year: 933/2014
  • Issue No: 09
  • Page Range: 123-136
  • Page Count: 14
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