As a business manager, it is essential to keep in mind the cultural effects on relations-oriented leadership. Those that follow this leadership approach focus on inspiring and motivating employees to meet the organization’s goals, as well as mentoring their subordinates. They understand productivity is vital to meeting goals but also recognize the importance of having a positive, friendly work environment. The culture of an organization plays a significant role in how this form of leadership is conducted. Professor Geert Hofstede, the founder of comparative intercultural research, came up with the following dimensions of national culture: Power distance, individualism-collectivism, and masculinity-femininity. To Japanese business managers, the views concerning these cultural effects on relations-oriented leadership vary.
In many instances, the success and failure of a company depend on the way managers understand the culture of their work environment. In this era of technology, more and more people from different cultures are beginning to work and communicate together. Therefore, the question arises: …show more content…
Often it is the company’s leadership that determines if the business will thrive or fail, therefore it is crucial for managers to understand the importance of implementing good leadership. Relations-oriented leadership, compared to other leadership approaches, has a substantive association with affective organizational commitment (Moldogaziev, Silvia, 2015). This leadership approach energizes employees and allows them to feel empowered resulting in a high level of job satisfaction. The relations-oriented leadership approach is beneficial in many ways and should be conducted with Hofstede’s dimensions in