Continuity or Change? Leaders’ Values in the Baltic Countries over Time

Stelmokienė, Aurelija; Kravčenko, Karina

doi:10.1515/mosr-2020-0015

Abstract

Both scientists and practitioners acknowledge leadership as a key predictor of success in organizations. Leaders’ values could be a significant criterion for the analysis of changes in leadership recently. This study aims to investigate changes in leaders’ values over time among Baltic countries. The results of the European Social Survey (ESS) showed that leaders’ values did not significantly change over time (from 2008 to 2016). However, the expression of values significantly differed between leaders of different countries.

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Continuity or Change? Leaders’ Values in the Baltic Countries over Time

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