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Global Leadership Styles: a Comparative Analysis of American and Turkish University Students


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1 Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
2 Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, United States
3 Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
     

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Leadership in the modern world requires a new urgency and an ability to operate in dynamic economies and permanent whitewater. There has been significant research on leadership, but yet it continues to be elusive in many areas such as politics, government, education and non-profit institutions. In an effort to narrow this gap, this study compares American and Turkish university students according to the Task/People Questionnaire adapted by J.B. Ritchie and P. Thompson. Results were that American students had higher task scores, while Turkish students had higher people scores, which is consistent with the findings of such cultural investigators as Trompenaars and Hofstede. Understanding your leadership style can result in matching your behavior to changing environments, particularly in global markets. In uncertain times, preparing for leadership roles across national boundaries will be critical in facing unfamiliar challenges.

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American, Turkish, Leadership, Task, People
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Authors

Donald Tompkins
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Diane Galbraith
Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, United States
Burcak Bas
Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey

Abstract


Leadership in the modern world requires a new urgency and an ability to operate in dynamic economies and permanent whitewater. There has been significant research on leadership, but yet it continues to be elusive in many areas such as politics, government, education and non-profit institutions. In an effort to narrow this gap, this study compares American and Turkish university students according to the Task/People Questionnaire adapted by J.B. Ritchie and P. Thompson. Results were that American students had higher task scores, while Turkish students had higher people scores, which is consistent with the findings of such cultural investigators as Trompenaars and Hofstede. Understanding your leadership style can result in matching your behavior to changing environments, particularly in global markets. In uncertain times, preparing for leadership roles across national boundaries will be critical in facing unfamiliar challenges.

Keywords


American, Turkish, Leadership, Task, People

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