Leadership and Entrepreneurship

Paper Summary:

This paper presents a research proposal to examine the relationship between organizational culture and the larger society in which it exists. The paper states that virtually everything that characterizes a society is based on humanity, and a society's culture is based on what humans do, say, want and feel, and that the relationship between organizational culture and the larger society in which it exists are absolutely inextricable. The paper also notes that it is the challenge of creating and maintaining an organizational culture that fits the nature of the work done and the character and capacities of its growing diverse work force. This study attempts to identify pertinent traits that characterize effective leaders in various societal settings.

Outline:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Aims and Objectives
Significance of the Study
Chapter Two: Preliminary Literature Review
Background and Overview
Definitions of Culture
Cultural Aspects of Organizational Leadership
Relationship between Organizational Leadership and Society
Current and Future Trends
Discussion
Chapter Summary
Chapter Three: Methodology

From the Paper:

"In this regard, Stein points out that, "Much, if not most, of life in contemporary U.S. society is based on doing, achieving, striving, succeeding, winning, intervening, producing -- in other words, on outcomes. 'Hurry up and get there first' is our modus operandi" . As Hayton, George and Zahra point out, "Culture is defined as a set of shared values, beliefs, and expected behaviors. Deeply embedded, unconscious, and even irrational shared values shape political institutions as well as social and technical systems, all of which simultaneously reflect and reinforce values and beliefs" . The studies of organizational culture to date have been based in large part on multilevel (e.g., department, division, company, country). Based on these studies, Sarros, Gray, Densten and Cooper (2005) maintain that culture is "the deep structure of organizations, which is rooted in the values, beliefs and assumptions held by organizational members".

Sample of Sources Used:

• Fairholm, G. W. (1994). Leadership and the culture of trust. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.
• Gratton, C., & Jones, I. (2003). Research methods for sport studies. New York: Routledge.
• Hayton, J. C., George, G., & Zahra, S. A. (2002). National culture and entrepreneurship: A review of behavioral research. Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, 26(4), 33.
• Neuman, W. L. (2003). Social research methods: Qualitative and quantitative approaches, 5th ed. New York: Allyn & Bacon.
• Sarros, J. C., Gray, J., Densten, I. L., & Cooper, B. (2005). The organizational culture profile revisited and revised. Australian Journal of Management, 30(1), 159.

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