%0 Journal Article
%T Perceived Leader Effectiveness across Organizational Roles: Exploratory Evidence from Central Eurasia
%A David L. FORD
%A M. Ismail KIRAN
%J Eurasian Journal of Business and Economics
%D 2008
%I International Ataturk Alatoo University
%X SYMLOG methodology was used by a sample of respondents from Central Eurasia to rate their perceptions of the values shown in the behavior of leaders occupying three kinds of organizational roles: (1) chief executive officers of business enterprises, NGO¡¯s, or key governmental agencies; (2) immediate supervisors of the respondents in their respective organizations; and (3) country leaders or Heads of State (e.g., President, Prime Minister, etc.) of the respondents¡¯ home country. Respondents were participants who took part in a two-week leadership development program in their region. Respondents also rated the leaders¡¯ role performance and their satisfaction with the leaders. Respondents who categorized themselves as transformational leaders evaluated the supervisor role occupants as most effective while non-transformational leaders perceived the CEO role occupants to be most effective. The results are discussed in light of future needs for crosscultural leadership research.
%K Role Perceptions
%K Leader Effectiveness
%K SYMLOG
%K Central Eurasia
%U http://www.ejbe.org/EJBE2008Vol01No02p131FORD-KIRAN.pdf