3.6.1 Variables This research comprises a set of variables as such: a) Brazil and Portugal, as dichotomous variable, b) the Cultural Patterns as a continuums variable that was assessed with the Singelis et al.’s scale (i.e. VC, VI, HC, and HI) and, c) the leadership styles: Decide, Consult Individually, Consult Group and Delegate that were assessed with an adaptation of The Taxonomy of Leaderships’ Style (Vroom, 2000) as mentioned previously. The leadership styles were manipulated by the items of the Leadership Questionnaire. Note that the participants’ countries and the Cultural Patterns are considered to be “organismic” variables, and cannot be manipulated by this investigator; rather, this type of variables refers simply to participant characteristic that cannot be controlled, only observed.