Advances in global leadership. Vol. 6 / edited by William H. Mobley, Ming Li, Ying Wang.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mobley, William H.

Li, Ming.

Wang, Ying.

Series:

Advances in global leadership ; v. 6

Advances in global leadership, 1535-1203

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (391 p.)

Edition:

1st ed..

Place of Publication:

Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Group Pub. Ltd., 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Volume 6 of "Advances in Global Leadership" includes timely and impactful chapters on various concepts and processes associated with leading across cultures and other boundaries. In these times of accelerating complexity and global inter-connectedness, a deeper understanding of the multiple contextual, organizational, and individual variables and processes associated effective international leadership is ever more important. This Volume, drawing on authors from many different cultures and contexts, contributes to bridging and integrating conceptual and practitioner perspectives in pursuing this deeper understanding. Volume 6 includes chapters on: global mindset; leading innovation across cultures; virtual team leadership; leading sustainability; leader and expert selection; organizational culture across cultures and contexts; the future of corporate leadership development processes and practices; proactive leadership; and, coaching. Academics, management and leadership development professionals, consultants, coaches, leaders and would-be-leaders will be informed by the chapters in this Volume.

Contents:

Introduction : passion, compassion and complexity in global leadership research and practice / Ming Li, Ying Wang, William H. Mobley

Conceptualizing and measuring global mindset / Mansour Javidan, Mary B. Teagarden

Ambidextrous leadership for innovation : the influence of culture / Ronald Bledow, Michael Frese, Verena Mueller

Aligning organizations for positive change : the role of leadership in matching strategy, culture, and social networks to vital organizational challenges / Jeremiah Lee

Managing cultural integration in cross-border mergers and acquisitions / Daniel R. Denison, Bryan Adkins, Ashley M. Guidroz

Managing sustainability for economic return in the multinational enterprise / Mike J. Thompson

Leading sustainability / Katrina S. Rogers

Innovation in leadership development / Didier Gonin, Uwe Napiersky, Jorgen Thorsell

Working towards a model of demonstrated value in predicting and developing leadership success / James H. Killian, Corey E. Miller, Christopher W. Holmes, Howard P. Stevens

Global assignment effectivess and leader development / Meghan Moriarty Gerrard

'Turning up the volume' in inter-personal leadership : motivating and building cohesive global virtual teams during times of economic crisis / Nancy P. Jenster, Dominique Steiler

Understanding proactive leadership / Chiahuei Wu, Ying Wang

Human developmental and cultural perspectives on coaching mid-career executives in China / Marjorie J. Woo

Conclusion : a continuous quest for responsive and responsible global leaders / Ying Wang, Ming Li, William H. Mobley.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record

ISBN:

9786613016379

9781283016377

1283016370

9780857244680

085724468X

OCLC:

813304705