Follower traits and cultural values are important context variables that influence the effectiveness of leader behaviors. Understanding how these variables interact with leader behaviors has been an important scholarly pursuit for the past several decades. Yet, this research is dispersed, and there exist methodological and theoretical limitations within this line of inquiry. We seek to improve our collective understanding of the role of follower traits and cultural values in leadership behavior research. First, we provide a comprehensive review of the extant research on follower traits and cultural values as moderators of leader behaviors. Second, based on our review and analysis of prior research, we identify important patterns in the literature. Third, we highlight methodological shortcomings and solutions that should enhance the quality of future research in this area. We also offer up theoretical insights for future research that should increase our understanding of how follower traits influence leader behaviors.

追随者特征和文化价值观是影响领导者行为有效性的重要背景变量。在过去的几十年中，了解这些变量与领导者行为如何相互作用一直是学术界的重要追求。然而，这项研究是分散的，在这方面的研究存在方法和理论上的局限性。我们寻求加深对领导者行为研究中追随者特质和文化价值观的作用的集体理解。首先，我们对有关领导者行为的追随者特征和文化价值的现有研究进行了全面回顾。其次，基于对先前研究的回顾和分析，我们确定了文献中的重要模式。第三，我们强调了方法学上的缺陷和解决方案，这些缺陷和解决方案应提高该领域未来研究的质量。我们还为将来的研究提供了理论上的见识，这些见解应该会加深我们对追随者特质如何影响领导者行为的理解。