Leadership is an integral component of the social fabric of many organizations, making leadership an important topic of investigation for researchers. Certain characteristics of a culture can make specific leadership characteristics and styles acceptable and effective (Casimir 47). For example, Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions Theory is the extent to which a culture might be characterized as collectivist or individualistic, high or low power distance, would be expected to influence the effectiveness of participatory versus autocratic, or direct leadership individually versus team-directed. strategies (Landy 576). What works in the United States may not work in business environments around the world, implying that there is no single way to lead. In 1993, the Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE) Research Program was launched to test leadership hypotheses in various cultures. In recent years GLOBE has evolved to investigate over 60 cultures representing all major regions of the world to focus on universal and cultural variations in the perceived effectiveness of leadership attributes by asking middle managers whether specific leadership characteristics and behaviors help or hinder a person in becoming a leader. Universally accepted aspects of leadership include integrity, trustworthiness, and honesty, which are specific to astute and sensitive cultures. These types of cultures do not value loners or those who do not cooperate. In ambitious, status-conscious cultures, a charismatic, visionary, inspirational, and motivational leader is valued rather than someone who is ruthless, non-outspoken, and dictatorial. The list of universally accepted leader aspects... middle of paper ......applicable to situational approaches because it takes into account the leader's actions and the effects of the environment, which causes leadership tactics to be rendered more or less efficient. Examining this, contingency theory reveals itself to be another way behavioral leadership works well with different countries. Using Hofstede's cultural dimensions, we can determine that there is no one best method for leadership because different countries require different leadership situations. This reinforces the idea that there are varying degrees of generalization of behavioral leadership approaches across different countries. Depending on whether a country is individualistic or collectivist, male or female, high or low power distance, each country will need a leader who possesses traits and skills that fit its cultural dimension..