Leadership and culture in Mexico

摘要

This paper describes an analysis of leadership and societal culture in Mexico based on data from the Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness Project (GLOBE) and other relevant sources (House, Hanges, Javidan, Dorfman, & Gupta, 2004). Although Mexico is a country with distinct regional cultures, strong unifying socioeconomic and political processes throughout Mexican history have created important cultural features shared by members of Mexican society which make an overall analysis meaningful. These features include a common language, a shared mestizo (Spanish/Indian) heritage, and a common religion. These important factors are a legacy of Mexico's history-its indigenous past, the early Spanish conquest and colonial period of Mexico, a series of national revolutions, and a complex evolving relationship with the United States. In the later part of the 20th century, Mexicans have struggled to change their economic structure, to respond to globalization and to forge a more democratic society.