logo

Differences in Leadership between ‘Western’ and ‘Confucian Asian’ Companies

   

Added on  2019-09-20

6 Pages1035 Words164 Views
 | 
 | 
 | 
Running Head: LeadershipWESTERN ANDCONFUCIAN ASIANCOMPANIESLeadership
Differences in Leadership between ‘Western’ and ‘Confucian Asian’ Companies_1

Leadership1Table of ContentsIntroduction......................................................................................................................................1Differences in Leadership between ‘Western’ and ‘Confucian Asian’ Companies........................1Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................3References........................................................................................................................................4
Differences in Leadership between ‘Western’ and ‘Confucian Asian’ Companies_2

Leadership2IntroductionLeadership is considered as a function and position of one who leads another. On the other hand, it is a process of guiding and directing others through feats, strength, and ideas. As everyone has significant knowledge about the cultural differences? The culture of a country is always differentfrom others. In the same manner, the leadership of a particular culture is different from the culture of another country in a significant manner (Clarke, 2013). In this paper, we will discuss the leadership differences between Western and Confucian companies. This will give us significant knowledge about their cultural and leadership traits. Differences in Leadership between ‘Western’ and ‘Confucian Asian’CompaniesThere are high differences between the leadership style of Confucian Asian and Western companies. Hofstede defined that western companies are highly individualistic, uncertainty and distance avoidance, medium on masculinity, and power distance. These cultural factors of the western organizations make the expected leadership impacts. Furthermore, western organizationsmainly follow the supportive leadership style because it helps them in establishing a positive relationship with its customers and clients (DeLeon, 2014). On the other hand, the leadership of Confucian Asian companies mainly focuses on building personal relations. Building personal relationship with clients and family members help them in developing trust and gaining customerconfidence. For example, domestic companies of Confucian Asian countries mainly focus on areas of their internal operations rather than outside areas. This will help them in establishing better communication with stakeholders, and other members of the organization. In addition, Western companies give more emphasis on directive leadership. This is done through meta-
Differences in Leadership between ‘Western’ and ‘Confucian Asian’ Companies_3

End of preview

Want to access all the pages? Upload your documents or become a member.

Related Documents