<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>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.</p></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.

Examining Determinants of Leadership Style Among Montenegrin Managers

Faculty of Economics, University of Montenegro, Montenegro

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

Université Paris-Dauphine, Paris, France

Naše gospodarstvo/Our economy

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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...

Examining Determinants of Leadership Style Among Montenegrin Managers

Publicado en línea: 01 mar 2015

Páginas: 13 - 24

Recibido: 01 may 2014

Aceptado: 01 nov 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ngoe-2015-0002

Palabras clave
decision-making characteristics, demographic characteristics, internal organizational characteristics, leadership style, Montenegro

© 2015 An൭elko Lojpur et. al.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Examining Determinants of Leadership Style Among Montenegrin Managers

Publicado en línea: 01 mar 2015

Páginas: 13 - 24

Recibido: 01 may 2014

Aceptado: 01 nov 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ngoe-2015-0002

Palabras clavedecision-making characteristics, demographic characteristics, internal organizational characteristics, leadership style, Montenegro

© 2015 An൭elko Lojpur et. al.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
decision-making characteristics, demographic characteristics, internal organizational characteristics, leadership style, Montenegro