This research was undertaken in order to apply the Leadership Scale for Sports created by Chelladurai et al. (1980) to compare Japanese leaders with Korean and Italian leaders to clarify the characteristics of Japanese leaders. The Leadership Scale for Sports, created by Chelladurai et al. (1980), consists of five factors, “Training and Instruction,” “Autocratic Behavior,” “Democratic Behavior,” “Social Support,” and “Positive Feedback” (40 items), as variables that can be measured to evaluate the behavior of leaders in sports. The survey was conducted using questionnaire items translated into the native languages of the participants. The participants were all university students: 833 individuals who had experience with Japanese leaders, 262 who had experience wit Korean leaders, and 139 who had experience with Italian leaders. The results of the survey clarified the following three characteristics of Japanese leaders.
1. The “Training and Instruction” factor was more evident than in other countries.
2. The relationship between the “Positive Feedback” factor and the “Training and Instruction” factor was weaker than in other countries.
3. The relationship between the “Democratic Behavior” factor and the “Training and Instruction” factor was stronger than in other countries.
