GLOBE Culture and Leadership Scales.

GLOBE

What it measures

Societal and organisational culture on 9 dimensions, each measured as both Practices (as is) and Values (should be): Power Distance, Uncertainty Avoidance, Institutional Collectivism, In-Group Collectivism, Gender Egalitarianism, Assertiveness, Future Orientation, Performance Orientation, Humane Orientation; plus culturally endorsed leadership dimensions

Length and format

~78 culture items (practices + values across 9 dimensions) plus leadership items. 7-point Likert (descriptive 'as is' and prescriptive 'should be' formats) (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Administered in dozens of languages across 62 societies via the GLOBE protocol

Normative data

Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

House, R. J., Hanges, P. J., Javidan, M., Dorfman, P. W., & Gupta, V. (Eds.) (2004). Culture, Leadership, and Organizations: The GLOBE Study of 62 Societies. Sage.