Critical discussion of leadership and culture

Topic: Critical discussion of leadership and culture



“Leadership is essentially a cultural activity – it is suffused with values, beliefs, language, rituals and artefacts.” (Jackson & Parry 2008: 63)





· Based on what you have learned in this module, would you agree with this quote?

· Critically discuss your view by drawing on the arguments and findings of other studies and what we have discussed in class. (See my attached PPT)

· Provide examples to illustrate your points.

· It is VERY important that you support your discussion and arguments by referring to other texts.

Core Readings: (I have attached many PDF. File)

Adler, N (2008) Leading globally. In:Gunderson, An International dimensions of organizational behavior . 5th ed., Mason, Ohio: Thomson/South-Western, Ch.6, pp.157-183

Birkner, K. & Kern, F. (2000) Impression Management in East and West German Job Interviews. In: Spencer-Oatey, H. (ed) Culturally speaking: managing rapport through talk across cultures. London: Continuum, Ch.12, pp.255-271

Grint, K. (2000) Introduction: The Arts of Leadership. In: The Arts of Leadership. Oxford: Oxford University Press, Ch.1, pp.1-31

Jackson, B & Parry, K (2011) Cultural Perspectives on Leadership. In: A very short, fairly interesting and reasonably cheap book about studying leadership. 2nd ed., London: SAGE, Ch.4, pp.68-94

Northouse, P. (2010) Culture and Leadership. In: Northouse, P. Leadership: Theory and Practice. 5th ed., Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, Ch.13, pp.335-376

Schnurr, S (2009) Leadership, Humour and Workplace Culture. In: Leadership Discourse at Work: Interactions of Humour, Gender and Workplace Culture, Basingstoke (England) ; New York: Palgrave Macmillan, Ch.5, pp.79-103


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