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48 ■ Servant-Leadership in the Intercultural Practice

Which of the two approaches gives the best reason to have
an organizational structure? The answers vary drastically
from culture to culture. (See Figure 5.1.)

Venezuela 44
Uruguay 55
Nepal 61
(East) Germany 64
UAE 65
Romania 66
Kuwait 68
Czech Republic 70
Singapore 70
Bulgaria 73
Poland 77
Oman 78
Japan 80
Russia 80
Hungary 82
Spain 83
Turkey 83
Thailand 83
Serbia 84
China 85
Burkina Faso 88
Italy 88
Mexico 88
Ko
ng
Hong Kongng 89
Ho
89

Sweden 89
Greece 89
Indonesia 89
Philippines 90
Nigeria 90
Brazil 91
India 91
Pakistan 91
Argentina 91
USA 92
Switzerland 92
Netherlands 92
Germany 92
Curaçao 93
Ireland 93
UK 93
Austria 94
France 95
Egypt 95
Belgium 95
Canada 96
Ethiopia 96
Norway 97
Australia 98
Finland 98
Portugal 98
Malaysia 100
South Africa 100
Denmark 100
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100
Figure 5.1 The most important reason(s) for an organizational structure (role versus
task). Percentage of people that answered B.