Northouse, Leadership: Theory and Practice, Seventh Edition: Instructor Resource
Chapter 16 – Culture and Leadership
Discussion Questions and Exercises
1. Explain the focus of culture and leadership. How has globalization influenced what leadership
researchers have studied and learned? Describe and define Adler & Bartholemew’s five cross–
cultural competencies for leaders. What competencies do you think leaders need? Give examples
2. Define culture and explain the terms related to culture. How are diversity and multiculturalism
different?
4. How can a leader overcome ethnocentrism while still remaining grounded in his/her cultural
values?
5. Describe House’s research on the relationship between culture and leadership. What is GLOBE
and what are its nine cultural dimensions?
6. Describe the nine cultural dimensions and provide different examples from those in the chapter to
illustrate your understanding.
7. If you have traveled to other countries, have you personally observed some of these cultural
characteristics and differences?
9. Define/describe the six global leadership behaviors and the desired leadership behavior for each
of the culture clusters.
10. What are some of the similarities you see across cultures?
11. What are the universally desirable and undesirable leadership attributes? Give examples of both
types of attributes. How useful is a list of 22 desirable leadership traits?