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Leadership Styles: Inertia and changes in the Czech Republic

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  • Auer-Rizzi, Werner
  • Reber, Gerhard

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Social Darwinism suggests that in crisis situations leaders have to be replaced by better fitting leaders. An opposing school argues that leaders, based on their personality, are successful in all situations and therefore can master all situations including a crisis. A third view concludes that leaders can learn to overcome the path dependency of organizational structures. In this paper, the development and essentials of these approaches of leadership research are discussed and demonstrated in the case study of the Czech Republic after the Velvet Revolution. The test is based on the Vroom/Yetton model of leadership effectiveness. The results confirm that inertia and change can be explained based on the general contingency approach of leadership.

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  • Auer-Rizzi, Werner & Reber, Gerhard, 2013. "Leadership Styles: Inertia and changes in the Czech Republic," Journal of East European Management Studies, Rainer Hampp Verlag, vol. 18(1), pages 9-35.
    • Handle: RePEc:rai:joeems:doi_10.1688/1862-0019_jeems_2013_01_auer-rizzi
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    1. Auer-Rizzi, Werner & Reber, Gerhard, 2013. "Leadership Styles: Inertia and changes in the Czech Republic," Journal of East European Management Studies, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 18(1), pages 9-35.
    2. Milan Maly, 2014. "Decision Making Style In Companies (Case Of Austrian And Czech Companies)," Economy & Business Journal, International Scientific Publications, Bulgaria, vol. 8(1), pages 10-16.

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    Keywords

    leadership behaviour; participation; Czech Republic; Vroom/Yetton model; cultural inertia; institutional change;
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    JEL classification:

    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • L10 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - General
    • L22 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Organization and Market Structure
    • L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • M14 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Corporate Culture; Diversity; Social Responsibility
    • P30 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions - - - General

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