GLOBE researchers divided the data from the 62 countries they studied into regional clusters These clusters provided a convenient way to analyze the similarities and differences between cultural groups (clusters) and to make meaningful generalizations about culture and leadership. To create regional clusters. GLOBE researchers used prior research Ronen & Shenkar. 1985), common language. geography, religion d historical accounts Based on these factors, they grouped countries into 10 distinct clusters Anglo. Latin Europe, Nordic Europe, Germanic Europe, Eastern Europe. Latin America, Southern Asia, and Confucian Asia (Figure 13.1). These lo regional clusters were the groupings that were used in all of the GLOBE studies.
To test whether the clusters, or groups of countries. were valid, researchers did a statistical analysis of questionnaire data collected from individuals in each of the clusters. Their results indicated that the scores of respondents within a cluster correlated with one another byt were unrelated to the scores of respondents in different clusters. From these findings they concluded that each cluster was unique. In sum, these regional clusters rep- resented a valid and reliable way to differentiate countries of the world into 10 distinct groups.