Research on Leadership: A Comparative Study in Croatia and Sweden

Moira Kostić-Bobanović and Mieta Bobanović

Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, 2013, vol. 26, issue S1, 151-164

Abstract: In a time of economic crisis, leadership effectiveness should be the goal of every leader. In this article, the authors explore differences between Croatian and Swedish managers, considering leadership styles, perceptions of the qualities and skills of good leaders and the use of the English language at work. There are significant differences between the mean scores used in this study to indicate attitudes toward individual leadership styles in the two countries.Furthermore, the results indicate that there are differences between the Croatian and Swedish managers’ concept of the most important traits and skills of managers. The largest difference concerns the use of the English language at work. The results confirm that Croatian managers, as a part of South – Eastern Europe, perceive current cultural practices in their environment differently than their western counterparts.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1080/1331677X.2013.11517645

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