Open AccessLeadership Tendencies of Pakistanis: Exploring Similarities and Differences based on Age and Gender
Author(s) -
Bahaudin G. Mujtaba,
Talat Afza,
Nana-Bilkisu Habib
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of economics and behavioral studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2220-6140
DOI - 10.22610/jebs.v2i5.238
Subject(s) - psychology , task (project management) , orientation (vector space) , social psychology , leadership style , management , mathematics , geometry , economics
The management styles of people are influenced by their cultural contexts and urgency of completing tasks. For example, it is expected that people will get things done in a speedy manner when their jobs are on the line, but they will still try to minimize the negative impact to their relationships. To explore the leadership tendencies of working adults in the Pakistani workplace, this paper focused on comparing the leadership orientation of 232 respondents based on their age and gender. Pakistanis have a significantly higher score on task orientation. Their relationship orientation score is also on the moderately high range. The high score on both leadership dimensions reflects on their cultural orientation. Practical suggestions for expatriates and implications for future studies are presented.