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Examining Determinants of Leadership Style Among Montenegrin Managers

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  • Lojpur An൭elko

    (Faculty of Economics, University of Montenegro, Montenegro)

  • Aleksić Ana

    (Faculty of Economics and Business Zagreb, University of Zagreb, Croatia)

  • Vlahović Sanja

    (Ministry of Science, Montenegro)

  • Pejić Bach Mirjana

    (Faculty of Economics and Business Zagreb, University of Zagreb, Croatia)

  • Peković Sanja

    (Université Paris-Dauphine, Paris, France)

Abstract

As a leader's behavior can have a strong impact on different employee workrelated outcomes, various approaches have been put forth in an effort to determine the most effective form of leadership and determinants of individuals' choice of leadership style. This paper analyzed whether one's choice of leadership style is due more to personal or organizational characteristics. We used survey data to investigate the determinants of leadership style among Montenegrin managers. Our analysis showed that, although demographic characteristics such as gender, age, and education do not influence the choice of leadership style, internal organizational characteristics such as hierarchical level, managerial orientation to tasks/people, and decision-making characteristics such as decisionmaking style and decision-making environment are positively associated with the choice of democratic leadership style. This contributes to recent research in leadership that shows how some personal characteristics are considered to be less important in developing certain styles and that the choice of style is more dependent and contingent on external influences and situations.

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  • Lojpur An൭elko & Aleksić Ana & Vlahović Sanja & Pejić Bach Mirjana & Peković Sanja, 2015. "Examining Determinants of Leadership Style Among Montenegrin Managers," Naše gospodarstvo/Our economy, Sciendo, vol. 61(1), pages 13-24, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:ngooec:v:61:y:2015:i:1:p:13-24:n:2
    DOI: 10.1515/ngoe-2015-0002
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