HCBE Faculty Articles
Title
Transformational Leadership of Afghans and Americans: A study of culture, Age and Gender
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-2010
Publication Title
Journal of Service Science and Management
ISSN or ISBN
1940-9907
Volume
3
Issue/Number
1
First Page
151
Last Page
158
Abstract/Excerpt
Afghans and Americans have been exposed to different leadership styles which may have influenced their orientation on leading others. Age, gender, and/or culture are possible factors for such differences in leadership orientations. This research surveyed the responses of 502 Americans and 300 Afghans to better understand their orientation toward transformational leadership. The Afghan respondents had significantly higher scores for transformational leadership orientation. Female American respondents had a significantly higher transformational leadership orientation than their Afghan female colleagues. Younger Afghans had a significantly higher tendency toward a transformational leadership orientation than their American counterparts. Suggestions for managers and implications for future research are presented.
DOI
10.4236/jssm.2010.31019
NSUWorks Citation
Kaifi, B. A. and Mujtaba, Bahaudin, "Transformational Leadership of Afghans and Americans: A study of culture, Age and Gender" (2010). HCBE Faculty Articles. 389.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hcbe_facarticles/389