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Option #2: Compare and Contrast Leadership Styles

Based on what you learned in this week’s lecture, compare and contrast the leadership styles needed for two of the country clusters in the table below. Answer these questions in a paper:

Cultural Dimension	Anglo Cluster	Confucian Cluster	Latin European Cluster
Power Distance	Medium-High	High	High
In-group Collectivism	Medium	High	Medium-High
Institutional Collectivism	Medium	Medium-High	Medium
Uncertainly Avoidance	Medium	Medium	Medium
Future Orientation	Medium	Medium	Medium
Gender Equality	Medium-Low	Medium-Low	Medium-Low
Assertiveness	Medium	Medium	Medium
Humane Orientation	Medium	Medium	Medium
Performance Orientation	Medium	Medium-Low	Medium

Cultural Comparison of Three Country Clusters from the GLOBE Project (Gibson, Ivancevich, Donnelly, & Konopaske, 2009).

With respect to Power Distance, explain how the leadership style needs to change.
How would the category of In-group Collectivism affect the leadership style?
How would rewards change in the Performance Orientation category?

Anglo Cluster: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, United States, and United Kingdom
Confucian Cluster: China, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan
Latin European Cluster: France, Belgium, Italy, and Spain

References

Gibson, J., Ivancevich, J., Donnelly, J., & Konopaske, R. (2009). Globalization. In Organizations: Behavior, structure, processes. (13th ed., pp. 70-71). Singapore: McGraw-Hill International

Your paper should be 3-4 pages in length. Use the compare and contrast essay guidelines presented in this week’s lecture. Be sure to conform to CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements. Include at least two additional references in addition to those in your required readings. The CSU-Global Library is a good place to find these references.

Review the Module 5 Critical Thinking Rubric for full details on how you will be graded on this assignment.