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Leadership and change implementation in a Russian context
Journal of General Management Pub Date : 2018-10-01 , DOI: 10.1177/0306307018780406
Frank Levene 1 , Malcolm Higgs 2
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Leadership literature suggests that the transfer of leadership theory to non-US/Anglo-centric cultures may lead to findings that are different from current ones. Indeed, it is proposed that a dominant national culture will impact both the enacted leadership style and the followers’ expectations and acceptance of such a leadership style. Within the emerging literature on relational and change leadership, there is little consideration of the differing impact of leader behaviours in non-Western cultures. This study addresses both these gaps, through a case study that explores leadership styles and strategic change implementation within a Russian context that is seen as being directive and autocratic. The nature and impact of leadership in the context of change in Russian organizations is explored in this article, using a case-study design. Based on 20 interviews conducted in three organizations, we report findings which suggest, in a Russian context, that a more relational leadership style is more effective, and more likely to be accepted by followers, in implementing strategic change than a more ‘typical’ autocratic and directive style. The article contributes to leadership theory by providing clear empirical evidence of the value of a relational style in non-Western settings in ensuring effective change implementation.

中文翻译:

俄罗斯背景下的领导力和变革实施

领导力文献表明,将领导力理论转移到非美国/以英国为中心的文化可能会导致与当前不同的发现。事实上,有人提出,主导的民族文化将影响制定的领导风格和追随者对这种领导风格的期望和接受。在有关关系领导和变革领导的新兴文献中,很少考虑领导行为在非西方文化中的不同影响。本研究通过案例研究解决了这两个差距,该案例研究在被视为指令性和专制的俄罗斯背景下探索领导风格和战略变革实施。本文采用案例研究设计,探讨了俄罗斯组织变革背景下领导力的性质和影响。根据在三个组织中进行的 20 次访谈,我们报告的调查结果表明,在俄罗斯背景下,与更“典型”的专制领导相比,在实施战略变革时,更具关系性的领导风格更有效,也更容易被追随者接受。和指导风格。本文通过提供明确的经验证据证明非西方环境中关系风格在确保有效变革实施方面的价值,从而为领导理论做出了贡献。
更新日期:2018-10-01
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