Confusian Asia Leadership Profile

In Confusian Asian countries a leader who works and cares about others but uses status and position to make independent decisions without input of others.

Culture clusters and desired leadership behaviours:

  • self-protective leadership
  • team-oriented leadership
  • humane-oriented leadership
  • charismatic/value-based leadership
  • autonomous leadership
  • participative leadership (Northouse, 2007, p.317).

Sirje Virkus, Tallinn University, 2009