Social construction of U.S. and Asian CEOs

• Main Authors: Ang, Kian Leong, Choh, Wei Han, Ho, Chin Ching
• Other Authors: Joseph, Damien
• Format: Final Year Project
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::General::Social aspects
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/11307
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

U.S. CEOs are known to be transformational, individualistic and adopting a low-power distance in their leadership styles. Asian CEOs are known to be transactional, collectivistic and adopting a high-power distance in their leadership styles. This paper look at whether the media reflects this differe...