Informal institutions and leadership behavior: A cross-country analysis

Aparicio, S.; Felix, C.; Urbano, D.

doi:10.5772/intechopen.75840

Informal institutions and leadership behavior: A cross-country analysis

Aparicio, S.; Felix, C.; Urbano, D.

Authors

S. Aparicio

C. Felix

D. Urbano

Contributors

Süleyman Göker
Editor

Abstract

In today’s increasingly turbulent environment, recognition of the institutional differences between countries is needed for the development of leaders. Although the current debate has evolved to more complex levels, knowledge about personal leadership and sociocultural context is still underdeveloped. This chapter attempts to empirically examine the effects of informal institutions on leadership using panel data models. Through a sample of a balanced panel, with data from 67 observations and 35 countries, we show that institutions such as tolerance, creativity, social capital and responsibility have a positive effect on leadership behavior, while other informal institutions (e.g. power) have a negative effect. From a conceptual standpoint it is argued that informal institutions are relevant to understand differences in leadership, considering that values, beliefs and behaviors may determine the social desirability of being a leader in one country or another. The study has also practical implications regarding education and business, in terms of promoting institutional factors to have more developed societies.

Citation

Aparicio, S., Felix, C., & Urbano, D. (2018). Informal institutions and leadership behavior: A cross-country analysis. In S. Göker (Ed.), Leadership (42-60). InTech - Open Science. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.75840

Acceptance Date	Feb 22, 2018
Online Publication Date	Sep 19, 2018
Publication Date	Sep 19, 2018
Deposit Date	May 31, 2018
Publicly Available Date	Jun 12, 2019
Pages	42-60
Book Title	Leadership.
ISBN	9789535162582
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.75840
Keywords	Leadership, Informal institutions, Sociocultural factors, Self-leadership.
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1659521

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