Cultural values and followership style preferences

This study establishes a theoretical framework regarding the relation between the cultural values of managers and the followership type they prefer. Individualism, power distance, uncertainty avoidance and masculine and paternalist values are accepted as the cultural value framework in the study. As for the theoretical framework, the two dimensional followership model proposed by Kelley is used. The dimensions of this model are the independent and critical thinking of the followers and their active participation. In this study by basing on the relevant theory it was proposed that the higher the power distance, uncertainity avoidance and paternalist values in manager the more they prefer dependent uncritical thinking and passive follower behaviors. However, the higher the individualist and masculine values of managers the more they prefer active and independent critical thinking follower behaviors.