East Meets West: A Cross‐Cultural Comparison of Charismatic Leadership Among Canadian and Iranian Executives
通过验证性因子分析，比较加拿大与伊朗管理者的魅力型领导特征，发现尽管文化差异显著，但两国的领导力核心特征（如愿景、坚韧等）相似，同时伊朗样本的评分显著较低，可能反映行为表现差异。
ABSTRACT This study first develops an empirically based Western charismatic leadership profile. Using confirmatory factor analysis, the profile is compared with a profile of Iranian managers. The results demonstrate that despite major cultural differences in the two countries, there are core similarities in the profiles across the two cultures. The Canadian charismatic profile of vision, tenacity, intellectual challenge, self‐sacrifice, and eloquence is substantially confirmed within the Iranian sample. But we also show that Iranian managers’ ratings are significantly lower than those of the Canadian managers, indicating potentially different behavioural manifestations. The paper speculates that while the differences are probably due to cultural differences, the similarities may be due to universal intrinsic human desire for morality, autonomy, and achievement.