Abstract
This paper grounds its analytical historical discourse of Pakistani culture,
society and leadership (political, social and economic) in Hofstede’s model of
national and organizational culture. It borrows from LMX theory of leadership
which entails both transactional and transformational elements and applies it
in the context of Pakistani leadership style. Since the founding ideology of
Pakistan is the religion of Islam, the paper also undertakes a detailed account
of Divine Commands based socio-economic Islamic precepts. It also presents
some empirical evidence reflecting the present Pakistani cultural and societal
values embedding both the culture and leadership style of the country. The
paper challenges Hofstede’s labeling of Pakistani culture as collectivistic and
calls for future research on the ‘Dark Side’ of LMX practices prevalent in
Pakistani discourse.
Dr. Naveed Yazdani, Dr. Ahmed F Siddiqi. (2013) Hofstede’s Cultural Model, LMX and Pakistani Historicsocio-political Discourse: An Analytical Critique, Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization, Volume III, Issue 1 .
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