Longitudinal Studies on Traits and Behaviors of Polish Managers
Journal Title: Journal of Intercultural Management - Year 2013, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
The main objective of our research was to compare followers evaluationof Polish middle managers in regard to their traits and behaviors, which are essentialfor leadership effectiveness, in the years of 2008/2009; 2010/2012; 2012 and during1996/1997 under the GLOBE research project.As was unexpected, our research results indicate the Polish middle managers underour follow-up study scored significantly lower than their counterparts investigatedunder the GLOBE study in 1996/1997 on Performance Orientation, Team Orientation,Humane Orientation, Integrity, Visionary and Inspirational Leadership Dimensions, andsignificantly higher on Autocratic Leadership style.Our findings point to the conclusion that profound changes in political and socioeconomicsystems in Poland, have shown little effects so far on managerial values and subsequentattitudes and behaviors. We postulate that deep changes in peoples’ mentality areneeded to generate beneficial changes in the societal and organizational values andsucceeding attitudes and behaviors.
Authors and Affiliations
Jarzy Mączyński, Łukasz Sułkowski, Michał Chmielecki, Agnieszka Zajączkowska
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