Russian leadership style
Lyudmila Grosheva, mitim.
Essay on the topic: “Russian Organizational Leadership: Lessons from the Globe Study”
Introduction
The objective of this essay is to highlight a number of salient aspects of Russian culture and character to facilitate an informed understanding—in Russians as well as outsiders— of the way Russians approach leadership style and organizational practices. The need for this understanding is twofold: In the first place, this kind of awareness is important in light of the privatization and deep restructuring occurring presently in Russian society. If Russians hope to be able to operate successfully in a global economy, as their societal transformations suggest that they do, they must identify and adopt the most appropriate forms of management and organization. In the second place, there has been an explosion of East-West strategic alliances, joint ventures, acquisitions, and start-ups in what was the former Soviet Union. To make these ventures work (and many have been unsuccessful)— to create effective collaborative efforts—a deep understanding is needed of differences in leadership and organizational practices between Russians and people from other cultures. As we move into an increasingly global economy, the need to become familiar with executive behavior in different cultures will grow ever more crucial, for two reasons:
• Managing people across cultures and in multicultural teams will be a primary challenge as we cross the threshold into the twenty-first century. Given the importance of global business, cross-cultural understanding is becoming a prerequisite to ensuring the effectiveness of multicultural teams.
• The identification of salient management values and attitudes around the world will facilitate the design and implementation of programs of organizational transformation and change. A comprehension of cross-cultural differences
Essay on the topic: “Russian Organizational Leadership: Lessons from the Globe Study”
Introduction
The objective of this essay is to highlight a number of salient aspects of Russian culture and character to facilitate an informed understanding—in Russians as well as outsiders— of the way Russians approach leadership style and organizational practices. The need for this understanding is twofold: In the first place, this kind of awareness is important in light of the privatization and deep restructuring occurring presently in Russian society. If Russians hope to be able to operate successfully in a global economy, as their societal transformations suggest that they do, they must identify and adopt the most appropriate forms of management and organization. In the second place, there has been an explosion of East-West strategic alliances, joint ventures, acquisitions, and start-ups in what was the former Soviet Union. To make these ventures work (and many have been unsuccessful)— to create effective collaborative efforts—a deep understanding is needed of differences in leadership and organizational practices between Russians and people from other cultures. As we move into an increasingly global economy, the need to become familiar with executive behavior in different cultures will grow ever more crucial, for two reasons:
• Managing people across cultures and in multicultural teams will be a primary challenge as we cross the threshold into the twenty-first century. Given the importance of global business, cross-cultural understanding is becoming a prerequisite to ensuring the effectiveness of multicultural teams.
• The identification of salient management values and attitudes around the world will facilitate the design and implementation of programs of organizational transformation and change. A comprehension of cross-cultural differences
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