Leadership styles and their impact on different cultures

This case study examines leadership styles and their impact on different cultures. The analysis explores paternalistic leadership, cultural differences between the US and Australia, and the challenges of applying US-based leadership in Europe. The assignment answers specific questions about the suitability of leadership styles in various cultural contexts, considering factors like communication styles, work culture, and organizational structures. It provides insights into adapting leadership approaches to local environments, using Germany as an example, and highlights the importance of understanding cultural nuances in global business. The analysis emphasizes the interdependence of leadership and culture, demonstrating how leadership styles influence organizational culture and how culture affects leadership effectiveness.

LEADERSHIP ACROSS
CULTURES
Case study analysis

INTRODUCTION
The presentation will:
• Leadership
• Different style of leadership
• Culture
• Answer 1
• Answer 2
• Answer 3

LEADERSHIP
• The process of influencing and empowering people.
• It affect the nature of motivation of the employees
• It determines the flow of operations and the direction.
• It is the role of the leaders to help in realizing the goals of a organisation
• Leaders influence the culture
• Cultures influence style of leadership

LEADERSHIP STYLES
• The style of leadership determines the nature of activities that are carried
out in an organisation. There are mainly 3 styles of leadership
• Paternalistic leadership: it is a type of leadership that put work on the
highest levels of priority. The concern for the employees are high and it is
expected that the employees trust the leader and remain loyal.
• Authoritarian leaderships: Leader ensures task is completed with lack of
concern for employees.
• Participative leadership: It is a people centric style of leadership were the
leader takes inputs form the employee before implementing decisions

LEADERSHIP STYLES

CULTURE
• Culture of a country- social behaviours, customs, etiquettes and values.
• Culture of an organisation- Behaviour of people, motivation to work,
attitudinal behaviour.
• It is the bass of organisational functionality
• Determines the generation of high performance outcomes in an
organisation.

LEADERSHIP & CULTURE
Interdependence
• The behavior and style of the
leader determines the culture of
the organisation.
• Cultures influence the style of
leadership
• Both are dependent on one
another.

QUESTIONS FROM CASE STUDY
Case study: Leadership across Cultures: An offer from Down Under
Question 1: Will the leadership style is the US be successful in Australia, or
will the Australian respond better to another?
Question 2: If the retailers goes into Europe, in which country will it have
the least problem using its US-based leadership style? Why?
Question 3: If the company goes into Europe, what changes might it have
to make in accommodating its leadership approach to the local
environment? Use Germany as an example.

ANSWER 1
• The leadership style of USA: Paternalistic
• The leadership style of Australia: Paternalistic
• The leadership of the two countries are similar.
• English is the main language ion both countries

DIFFERENCES IN LEADERSHIP
Leadership in USA
• Efforts to stand out
• Lack of humour
• Indirect communication
• Work oriented culture
Leadership in Australia
• Seeking attention is deemed to be
pretentious.
• God sense of Humour
• Direct communication
• Friendly culture

ANSWER 2
• The culture of European countries is highly different from that of USA.
• There difference in culture leads to difference in leadership
• However, England has similar culture as that of USA
• Hence, the culture of England of England would be suitable for the
retailers
• Thus, they can choose to stick with England for procurement of business.

ANSWER 3
• The leadership structure of Europe and USA
• Taking Germany as an example;
• The leadership structure in Germany is highly hierarchical
• The leadership structure of USA is considered federal.
• Thus, the leadership structure is democratic
• Hence in order to operate in the local environment of Europe, they would
need to stick to their style of leadership.