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3058.5 Developing relationships for leading in Asia: Studies on cooperation and competition in
the supply chain, Shiu Ho Wong, D. Tjosvold, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China
Asian and current Western research has emphasized the vital role of relationships in leadership.
Managers and employees, in addition to having reasonable expectations for their cultural
differences, must be able to negotiate a way to work together across a variety of tasks and
situations. This paper proposes that Asian as well as Western managers can use the theory of
cooperation and competition to develop their relationships so that they can work effectively across
situations and over time. Recent studies have shown how the theory is useful for helping leaders
develop effective relationships among supply chain members.
3058.6 Leadership research in today Russia organizations, A. Zankovsky, Institute of
Psychology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
The research was conducted in order to analyze the leadership styles in today Russian companies
within the programs of organizational development. As diagnostic tool the PM-leadership styles
questionnaire (developed by J.Misumi, Japan) has been used. The study was conducted in a wide
variety of organizations: banks, trade companies, state enterprises and joint ventures. The factor
analysis has demonstrated on one side the general appropriateness of two factor theoretical model,
on the other the specific patterns of the effective leadership styles for different types of
organizations. The results have been discussed in terms of compatibility of a leadership style with
specific organizational culture.
3058.7 The structure, measurement and mechanism of transformational leadership in China,
C.P. Li 1 , K. Shi 2 , 1 Renmin University of China, Beijing, China; 2 Institute of Psychology, Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
The structure of transformational leadership, the measurement of transformational leadership, the
difference among transformational leadership, PM and Paternalistic leadership, the relationship
between transformational leadership and OCB, the mechanism of transformational at individual
and group level were explored by using open questionnaire, structural questionnaire and experts
discussion. More than 3,000 subjects was surveyed, and EFA, CFA, Hierarchical Regression
Analyses, Canonical Correlation, SEM and other statistics methods were used.
3059 INVITED SYMPOSIUM
Chinese cognition in applied contexts
Convener and Chair: L. Wang, China
Co-convener: K.P. Peng, USA
3059.1 Cognitive complexity, need for cognition, and strategic decision-making, W.H. Zhang 1 ,
Z.X. Zhang 2 , 1 China Women’s College, Beijing, China; 2 Peking University, Beijing, China
This study was designed to test the relationships between cognitive complexity as well as the need
for cognition and individuals’ scanning, interpretation, and learning process in Chinese contexts.
One hundred and fifty-eight Chinese students were asked to analysis a business case and decide on
actions. Results indicated that higher cognitive complexity and need for cognition is associated
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