Abstract:

This research explores the relation between managers’ temporal orientation and organizational culture. In particular, it focuses on how individual time perspective of organizational leaders through their managerial behaviors is reflected in organizational culture. The time orientation construct, developed by Zimbardo and Boyd (1999) consists of five factors that promote different attitudes of individuals toward temporal frames and comprise one attribute of personality. As such, it is mirrored in managerial behaviors that are a significant component of organizational culture and reflect its main characteristic. However, that fact has not yet been widely acknowledged by management experts and managers themselves. This study addresses that lack of recognition and understanding of this important construct and promotes its practical consequences for organizational culture.