Examining the Relationships between Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions and GLOBE's Global Leadership Dimensions.

By integrating and analyzing Hofstede's cultural dimensions data and GLOBE's leadership study data, this study aims to (1) examine the relationships between Hofstede's cultural dimensions and GLOBE's global leadership dimensions and (2) test the external validity of these two research paradigms. There are a number of significant findings. First, some of the research findings are consistent between these two studies. For example, power distance is positively correlated with self-protective leadership, but negatively correlated with participative leadership dimensions. Second, some of the research findings between Hofstede's and GLOBE's models are contradictory. The most obvious example is related to the uncertainty avoidance dimension. Finally, the findings of this study suggest that Hofstede's and GLOBE's models have some external validity depending on which cultural dimensions are applied. This study brings valuable insights into cultural influences on leadership styles from a global perspective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]