David Noer, the Frank S. Holt, Jr. Professor of Business Leadership and Professor of Business Administration, Chris Leupold, Assistant Professor of Psychology, and Matt Valle, Associate Professor of Business Administration, have been notified that their manuscript, “An Analysis of Saudi Arabian and U.S. Managerial Coaching Behaviors” has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Managerial Issues, one of the premier peer-reviewed publications in management. The abstract of the article follows:
Abstract
The purpose of this exploratory study was to compare coaching behaviors as they relate to the underlying cultural values of Saudi Arabian and U.S. managers. The Coaching Behaviors Inventory (Noer, 2005) was administered to 80 Saudi Arabian and 71 U.S. managers to measure the frequency with which they exhibited assessing, challenging and supporting coaching behaviors. Results indicated that, relative to their U.S. counterparts, the Saudi Arabian managers 1) demonstrated more overall homogeneity in their coaching behaviors and 2) scored significantly higher on the supporting and challenging dimensions. Implications for U.S. and Saudi coaching relationships as well as the use of effective coaching behaviors to facilitate deeper and more authentic cross-cultural communications are discussed.