Leader–Culture Fit

Abstract

Both organizational culture and a leader's behaviors have been identified as critical determinants of an organization's effectiveness. This chapter highlights the importance of examining psychological fit in terms of an organization's culture and leadership. To accomplish this, we must discuss the dynamic and reciprocal relationship between leaders and an organization's culture. In addition, leader-culture fit represents a special case of fit and faces additional challenges and hurdles that must be overcome. While the chapter reviews the scant empirical evidence on this topic, the discussion on leader-culture fit is largely based in the traditional fit literature, focusing on situational aspects that might cause either complementary or supplementary fit to be beneficial. Finally, the chapter discusses how leader-culture fit can be leveraged for the future and propose a research agenda to advance research in this area.

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