Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Requirements Requirementsfor forOrder Order and andCompliance Compliance Leadership LeadershipStyle Style PATERNALISM PATERNALISM
Hierarchical structuring
Requires people to stick to their position and role in a clear set of hierarchical relationships
Role conformance
In-built legitimacy for the superior-subordinate relationship in organizations
HARMONY
Reciprocity & mutual obligation Human heartedness, considerateness, compassion Proper & virtuous behavior Moral behavior/example Collectivism Sensitivity to others Face & shame
Collectivism
Relationship-centered
Sensitivity to others
Amor propio (sensitivity to personal affront)
PATERNALISM
A style that combines discipline and authority with fatherly concern and benevolence
Personalism Moral leadership Harmony building Conflict diffusion Aloofness and social distance Didactic leadership Dialogue ideal
Personalism
The quality of personal relationship is based on familiarity and links to people the leaders know Loyalties in an organization are not to the organization, system, or performance, but to the person
Moral leadership
Leader possesses values and acts with humanity, integrity, compassion, humilitya model to his subordinates
Harmony building
A crucial task of the leader is to build & maintain positive and smooth interpersonal relations among his constituents.
Didactic leadership
Leader possesses and strategically uses knowledge, information, and expertise as a resource
Dialogue ideal
Leaders sensitivity to subordinates sentiments; and subordinates sensitivity to leaders expectation
Secrecy
Didactic leadership: non-sharing of information
Protection of dominance
Will seek to protect his position through a variety of tactics, e.g., secrecy, duties and responsibilities not spelled out clearly and can be changed easily, not open to alternative or challenging views
Reputation building
Building up good relationships and promoting ones reputation; being seen making good decisions
Non-specific intentions
Not explicit in revealing to subordinates what he expects or the lines of action he intends to pursue Flexible, does not rely on formal, objective, technical approaches