Subordinates' Information Inquiry in Uncertain Times
A Cross Cultural Consideration of Leadership Style Effect
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12701454 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Svjetlana Madzar (Gustavus Adolphus College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 255-274 |
| Publication date | 2005-11-11 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Cross Cultural Management (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1470-5958 • E-ISSN: 1741-2838 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1470595805058412 |
| OpenAlex | W2068190954 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 43 |
This field study takes interest in subordinates' information seeking from their superiors through inquiry in a complex organizational setting. Information inquiry is investigated via typology, in the context of upward communication, in which organizational hierarchy and corresponding communication rules and procedures play an important role. Data were collected amid high levels of uncertainty, also capturing cultural influences by including in the study multi-country operations of a large, US-based MNC. The countries involved in this study are France, Italy, Spain, the UK, and the USA. Survey data ( N= 2213) show significant influence of perceived transformational leadership style on the frequency of subordinates' information inquiry across all five countries. A series of moderated multiple regressions reveal weak moderating effects of vertical individualism, power distance, tolerance for ambiguity, and an employee's level in the hierarchy on this relationship
Ambiguity · Collectivism · Context (archaeology · Field (mathematics · Geography · Hierarchy · Hofstede's cultural dimensions theory · Individualism · Political science · Sociology · Transformational leadership · Typology · Uncertainty avoidance · Computer Science · Cultural Differences and Values · Knowledge Management and Sharing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Team Dynamics and Performance
How Are We Doing After 30 Years? A Meta-Analytic Review of the Antecedents and Outcomes of Feedback-Seeking Behavior
A meta‐analysis of the predictors and consequences of organization‐based self‐esteem
Exploring the Nature of Power Distance
Values congruence, organization-based self-esteem, and employee responses
Is Transformational Leadership Universal? A Meta-Analytical Investigation of Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire Means Across Cultures
Self-esteem at work
Applied Linear Regression
Organization-Based Self-Esteem
Longitudinal study of the effects of information seeking on newcomer socialization.
Strategic Sensemaking and Organizational Performance
Proactive Behavior in Organizations
Measurement of Ambiguity Tolerance
A Review and Synthesis of the Measurement Invariance Literature
Communication and Uncertainty Management
Development and Validation of a Work Domain Goal Orientation Instrument
Attitudes, Traits, and Actions
Rethinking individualism and collectivism
Feedback Obstruction
The Transplanted Executive
International and Cross-Cultural Management Research
Motivational processes affecting learning
Assessing Measurement Invariance in Cross‐National Consumer Research
The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research
The moderator-mediator variable distinction in social psychological research
The psychological measurement of cultural syndromes
Does the transactional-transformational leadership paradigm transcend organizational and national boundaries
Culture's Consequences for Leadership Behavior
Cultural Values, Sources of Guidance, and their Relevance to Managerial Behavior
Strategies of Upward Influence
Measurement in Cross-Cultural Psychology
Organizational Communication
Some Explorations in Initial Interaction and Beyond
| Citations per year | 0.31 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2018 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |