Executive Summary
This assignment will provide a short overview about the GLOBE project and is based on different research in books, papers, master thesis and professorial dissertations. The Global Leadership and Organizational Behaviour Effectiveness Research Program has started in 1993 and continues until today. The aim of the GLOBE project was to develop societal and organisational measures of culture and leadership attributes that could be used across cultures (House, Hanges, Ruiz-Quintanilla, Dorfman, Javidan, Dickson, Gupta et al., 1999). Before starting the project a common understanding and definition of Leadership and Culture was achieved. GLOBE researchers agreed to define the LEADERSHIP: “Leadership is the ability of an individual to influence, motivate and enable others to contribute towards effectiveness and success of the organizations of which they are members” (House et al. 2004; 15). The GLOBE team used the four leadership attributes developed by Geert Hofstede: uncertainty avoidance, masculinity femininity, individualism-collectivism, and more recently future orientation (Hofstede 1980, 1991) as a basic and developed nine leadership characteristics: Performance Orientation, Uncertainty Avoidance, Humane Orientation, Institutional Collectivism, In-Group Collectivism, Assertiveness, Gender Egalitarianism, Future Orientation, Power Distance. The cultural differences of attribute influences are analysed in the research project. The questionnaire is to be answered from middle mangers and white collar workers coming of the following industries: food processing, financial services, and telecommunications services. The research was split into four parts. As first step the two pilot projects was initiated in order to prepare the questionnaire and to test the stability of the analysis method. Based on the results seven hypotheses were developed and investigated in the second step. Both first steps are finished. Depending on confirmation of all seven hypotheses the implicit leadership theory has to be developed in the third phase of project. This third phase is in the process. The last part of project must test the theory items in laboratory and in the field. Some preliminary findings are shown at the end of this assignment.
Table of Contents
- Introduction into the GLOBE project
- Objectives and Methodology of the GLOBE project
- First Project Phase - Two Pilot Projects
- Second Phase - First Hypotheses
- Third Phase – Effectiveness of Culturally Endorsed Leadership Behaivour
- Fourth Phase - Laboratory and Field Evaluation
- The main findings
- Conclusion
Objectives and Key Themes
This assignment provides a brief overview of the GLOBE project, a research program that has been ongoing since 1993. The GLOBE project aims to develop a cross-cultural framework for understanding leadership and organizational behavior. The study seeks to create culturally relevant measures for leadership attributes and societal culture.
- Cross-cultural Leadership
- Cultural Dimensions and Leadership Styles
- Effectiveness of Culturally Endorsed Leadership
- Development of Implicit Leadership Theories
- Influence of Cultural Factors on Organizational Behavior
Chapter Summaries
The first chapter introduces the GLOBE project, outlining its objectives and methodology. Chapter two delves into the four phases of the project. The first two phases focused on pilot studies and hypothesis development, while the third phase explores the effectiveness of culturally endorsed leadership. The fourth phase, which is still ongoing, aims to test the project's findings in laboratory and field settings. Chapter four summarizes some of the key findings of the GLOBE project, highlighting the influence of culture on leadership styles and organizational effectiveness. This preview will not discuss the final chapter, which focuses on the conclusion and future directions of the research.
Keywords
Key terms and concepts associated with the GLOBE project include cross-cultural leadership, cultural dimensions, leadership attributes, organizational behavior, implicit leadership theory, and cultural influence.
- Quote paper
- Dipl. Ing. Eugen Stumpf (Author), 2011, The GLOBE Research Project, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/181907
