Analyzing the Personality Traits and Cultural Diversity of New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern

Running Head: ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR 1
Organizational Behavior

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Executive Summary
Evaluation of leaders’ personality is a consistent approach in order to explain their skills and
behavior. For political people, it is significant to hold some specific traits and skills that can help
the leaders to direct the overall nation. This reported is totally focused on analyzing the overall
behavior of New Zealand’s Prime Minister (PM), Jacinda Ardern. Currently, she is serving New
Zealand as its 40th Prime Minister. She is in the office from October 26, 2017. The report
includes the personality traits and characteristics of Jacinda Ardern by applying big five
personality trait theory. The analysis shows that Jacinda is extravert and very open as she is
friendly and supportive to the common population in New Zealand. She holds a positive
personality which supports in the overall development of country. By using Hofstede
dimensions, culture and diversity of New Zealand is analyzed. This analysis assesses the culture
and diversity in this country and its effect on leadership approach of Jacinda. It is found that
Jacinda needs to make some changes in her decision making and leadership style.

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Table of Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................3
About Jacinda Ardern..............................................................................................................................3
Big 5 Personality Traits Theory................................................................................................................3
Hofstede’s Five Dimensions of Cultural Differences................................................................................4
Analysis........................................................................................................................................................5
Big 5 Personality Traits of Jacinda Ardern................................................................................................5
Extraversion.........................................................................................................................................6
Agreeableness.....................................................................................................................................6
Openness.............................................................................................................................................6
Conscientiousness...............................................................................................................................7
Neuroticism.........................................................................................................................................7
Effect of Cultural Diversity on Ability of Leader (Hofstede’s five dimensions).........................................8
Power Distance....................................................................................................................................8
Individualism.......................................................................................................................................9
Masculinity..........................................................................................................................................9
Uncertainty Avoidance......................................................................................................................10
Short Term Orientation.....................................................................................................................10
Recommendations.....................................................................................................................................10
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................11
References.................................................................................................................................................12

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Introduction
About Jacinda Ardern
Organization behavior is a significant practice of any organization that refers to the study of
people’s behavior in organization, the interface between organization and human behavior. It
indicates how the people respond to different situations in organization and adapt workplace
changes (Greenberg 2014, pp. 28). Personality plays a vital role in acting at workplace and
practicing the roles on specific positions. New Zealand is the country that holds a higher rank in
the list of international comparisons of performance of different nations in terms of health, living
standard, economic liberty and education. Due to this fact, a popular personality from New
Zealand i.e. Jacinda Ardern is selected for the report.
Jacinda Ardern, full name Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern is very popular and strong New Zealand
politician who is serving her nation as 40th Prime Minister from October 26, 2017. She was born
in Hamilton in New Zealand on 26 July 1980 and she was grown up in rural areas. She has
completed her graduation from Waikato University in the discipline of communication studies in
public relations and politics. After that, she did work as an assistant director in Department for
Enterprise and Business. She started her political career as a researcher in the office of Helen
Clark (Prime Minister) (Sandberg 2018). In 2008, she was selected as the President of
International Union of Socialist Youth. Apart from becoming the prime minister of the country,
she holds the designation of National Security and Intelligence, Heritage and Culture. She is able
to defend the children and this issue is very close to her heart. Along with being the youngest PM
of New Zealand, she is world’s 2nd elected government head to give birth while serving the office
(Lester, 2018).
Big 5 Personality Traits Theory
Personality of an individual has a significant role in his personal and organizational life as well.
It is defined by applying Big 5 Personality Trait Theory. This theory gives the insights to
understand other people, enhancing the relationships by knowing why they behave the manner
they do. This theory gives five dimensions that showcase the personality of a human being and