The influence of ethnicity on
Date
2011-06-23
Authors
Thomas, Jean Yvon Georgy
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Abstract
The objective of this report was to investigate two universal phenomena: a)
Culture and b) Leadership. Its goal was to determine the relationship between
these two variables and to produce a predictive model.
Two international survey questionnaires, the VSM 94, and the MLQ 5X, were
used to collect data from five Mauritian ethnic groups. Hofstede’s indexes along
its cultural values dimensions, and Bass and Avolio’s indexes for the constituent
components of the leadership styles of their model, were determined using
formulae provided by the tests’ authors.
It was found that the culture of Mauritian managers from some of the five ethnic
groups differs along two dimensions out of the five that constitute the cultural
model.
Regarding leadership style, it was found that all the ethnic groups similarly
perceive the transformational, the transactional and the laissez faire styles
distinctively. The transformational style was perceived as the most frequently
adopted style followed by the transactional style. The laissez faire style was
seldom adopted.
No significant or patterned influence of ethnicity on self perceived leadership
style was found
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MBA - WBS
Keywords
Leadership styles, Ethnicity, Mauritius