Cultural Effects on Leadership: A Study of Dispositional Resilience in Societies

Abstract

An study of dispositional resilience in cultures and its relationship to leader effectiveness is provided, beginning with an introduction to the study's research problem, research question, dispositional resilience theory, different dimensions of culture and society, theoretical foundations of the variables through a definition of terms, literature review, a discussion of research methods and instrumentation, future analysis implications, and a conclusion. The objective of this study intended to refine and further the understanding of dispositional resilience as it relates to leadership in different and disparate cultures. Specifically, this study sought to empirically measure the levels and determine the relationship of dispositional resilience in Latin American, Latin European, and Confucian country clusters. The study looked at the degrees of dispositional resilience traits in different cultures and how those traits affect leader performance. The data was analysed after a review of four studies, three of which looked into the impact of dispositional resilience on practitioner performance and stress levels. The Dispositional Resilience Scale (DRS) was found to be a valid and reliable instrument for measuring individual dispositional resilience (hardiness and resilience), and the GLOBE Study was found to be a viable and reliable framework for examining different cultures. The study found a statistically significant difference between Confucian country cluster students and Latin American and Latin European country cluster students using the One-Way ANOVA technique. Future research implications are highlighted.