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Cultural context and its influence on managerial leadership in Thailand

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  • Christopher Selvarajah
  • Denny Meyer
  • Jerome Donovan

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In this paper, we explore excellence in leadership in Thailand, a nation that has strong roots in Theravada Buddhism. Summated scales and a structural model were constructed to explain the relationships between the excellences in leadership constructs. A sample frame of 401 Thai managers employed in organizations in Bangkok, North Thailand, and East Thailand participated in this research. The findings suggest that there are strong cultural factors such as non-confrontation, respect, and deference for authority mediating the perceptions of Thai managers with regards to perceptions of an excellent leader. Age and gender are also demonstrated as key differentiating factors in the perceptions of Thai managers.

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  • Christopher Selvarajah & Denny Meyer & Jerome Donovan, 2013. "Cultural context and its influence on managerial leadership in Thailand," Asia Pacific Business Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(3), pages 356-380, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apbizr:v:19:y:2013:i:3:p:356-380
    DOI: 10.1080/13602381.2012.714630
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    1. Christopher Selvarajah & Denny Meyer & JASK Jayakody & Suku Sukunesan, 2020. "Managerial Perceptions of Leadership in Sri Lanka: Good Management and Leadership Excellence as Foundation for Sustainable Leadership Capacity Building in Post-Civil War Sri Lanka," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(4), pages 1-24, February.
    2. Áron Perényi & Christopher Selvarajah & Janusz Tanas & Zuzana Tučková & Anna Odrowaz-Coates & Brigitta Tóth-Bozó & Martina Minarova, 2020. "Exploring Ethical Business in Central Europe: Leaders’ Values and Perspectives on Good Practices," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-30, January.

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