The behaviour of managers in Austria and the czech Republic: An intercultural comparison based on the Vroom/Yetton Model of leadership and decision making

In this paper we compare the leadership behaviour of managers in Austria and the Czech Republic, employing the Vroom/Yetton situational leadership model. The model applies a methodology that is close-to-action in contrast to the collection of empirical data based on questionnaires, which target the...

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Published in:	Journal for East European management studies 2004-10, Vol.9 (4), p.411-429
Main Authors:	Reber, Gerhard, Auer-Rizzi, Werner, Malý, Milan
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Austria Business structures Business studies Collectivism Comparative studies Consumer goods industries Cooperation Corporate culture Corporate strategies Countries cross cultural studies Cross-cultural analysis Cultural differences Cultural studies Cultural values Culture Czech Republic Data collection Decision making Economic models Equality Individualism Leadership Leadership behaviour Manager behavior Managers Modeling participation Problem sets Regional studies Slavic culture
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Summary:	In this paper we compare the leadership behaviour of managers in Austria and the Czech Republic, employing the Vroom/Yetton situational leadership model. The model applies a methodology that is close-to-action in contrast to the collection of empirical data based on questionnaires, which target the revelation of basic values as determinants of intercultural differences (farfrom- action), such as the studies of Hofstede and the GLOBE-Project. The results show that leadership behaviour in the Czech Republic remains autocratic despite dramatic changes in the societal and political environment of the two countries. In diesem Aufsatz vergleichen wir das Führungsverhalten von Managern in Österreich und der Tschechischen Republik anhand des Vroom/Yetton situationsbezogenen Führungsmodells. Das Modell nutzt eine Methodik, die praktisch ist im Vergleich zur Sammlung von empirischen Daten, die auf Fragebögen basieren und welche die Enthüllung von Grundwerten als Determinanten von interkulturellen Unterschieden (theoretisch) wie die Studien von Hofstede und das GLOBE-Projekt zum Ziel hat. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass dass Führungsverhalten in der Tschechischen Republik immer noch autokratisch ist, trotz dramatischer Veränderungen sowohl im sozialen als auch im politschen Umfeld in beiden Ländern.
ISSN:	0949-6181 1862-0019