Preferred Leadership Behavior in the Serbian Setting: A Cross-Regional Perspective

The aim of the study is to identify the relationship between national culture and preferred leadership behavior in the Republic of Serbia. Using the Value Survey Module 2008 (VSM08) and the Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire XII (LBDQXII), the research is conducted on a sample of 344 employees in Serbian business organizations. The results show that the national culture in Serbia is homogeneous, but that two Serbian first-level regions according to the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS1) exhibit some differences in preferences for leader behavior and in correlation patterns between cultural values and aspects of preferred leadership behavior. This study fills a gap in researching the relationship between national culture and preferred leadership behavior in Serbia. Moreover, the results provide a basis for aligning actual with the preferred leadership behavior, so that the organizational goals can be achieved more efficiently. Despite the significant contributions, the study is not without limitations, primarily related to the sample size.