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Global Leadership

About: Global Leadership is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1598 publications have been published within this topic receiving 29200 citations.


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Journal ArticleDOI
25 Nov 2015
TL;DR: In this article, the authors highlight the corporate and non-corporate leadership practices in India, the effect of culture on such practices and how these drive management philosophies and provide insights into organisational leadership in the context of India, more specifically the values, purpose and culture that guides leadership and management.
Abstract: This paper highlights the corporate and non-corporate leadership practices in India, the effect of culture on such practices and how these drive management philosophies. Semi structured interviews were conducted with CEOs from India. The findings provide insights into organisational leadership in the context of India, more specifically the values, purpose and culture that guides leadership and management and the unique context in which leadership is practised. A key finding was that Indian leadership shares some aspects of global leadership traits, but cultural factors are significant influences on leadership style and philosophy. The long socio-economic and historical context of India cannot be ignored and has flavoured the leadership style of its business leaders. Many qualities of a good leader, as defined by Indian CEOs were derived from the Hindu mythology (Bhagvad Gita, Mahabharata, Ramayana, and the four Vedas). The findings are helpful to both practitioners and policy makers seeking to understand the leadership style of Indian CEOs. Our contribution rests on leadership insights which provide a more nuanced leadership style with elements of universalism as well as a particularism rooted in the rich socio-economic cultural history of India. Such a leadership has enabled pragmatism and a performance focus in the face of group and collective orientation.

10 citations

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TL;DR: A review of voting patterns at the United Nations over six years, coupled with an analysis of each country's behavior at other international organizations, reveals an enduring cleavage for and against external interference in internal affairs as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: When it comes to supporting democracy and human rights initiatives internationally, Brazil, India, Indonesia, South Africa, South Korea and Turkey present a range of behaviors. A review of voting patterns at the United Nations over six years, coupled with an analysis of each country’s behavior at other international organizations, reveals an enduring cleavage for and against external interference in internal affairs. South Korea and Turkey, anchored for decades in Western security alliances, are sympathetic to most multilateral human rights initiatives. Brazil positions itself as a fence-sitter as it seeks political autonomy and regional and global leadership. India, South Africa and Indonesia are squarely in the non-interventionist camp, though all three recently have taken some positive steps.

10 citations

Journal Article
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyze the affects of imposing a very diverse Western business culture on the religious culture of Iraq and analyze the effect of this on the economy of the country.
Abstract: INTRODUCTION The evidence is overwhelming that culture influences managerial decision making on any number of levels or dimensions (Hofstede, 1980). The importance of culture's implications for managers has led to a substantial increase in cross-cultural research (Yeganeh & Su, 2007). However, much of the cross-cultural research has focused on developed countries and emerging economies in Asia and Eastern Europe. Often ignored have been the countries of the Middle East (Yeganeh & Su, 2007). Even within the existing research on Middle Eastern and Islamic countries, Iraq has not been extensively studied. For example, the most recent comprehensive study of the effects of leadership and culture, the Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE) Research Project, did not study Iraq. This paper attempts to fill the void in the research and literature on the business culture of Iraq. Through the removal of a dictator, war, and strife, the relationship between Iraq and the United States has been very contentious. Despite the conflicts, the U.S. government through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has supported the redevelopment of the Iraqi economy through the successful creation of the Tijara program. This program, together with its predecessor, the Izdihar program, has provided both financial capital and services to nascent Iraqi businesses. More than 132,000 microloans, worth a combined value of $300 million, have already been made (U.S. Federal News Service, 2009). These efforts along with the efforts of the Iraqi people and their government have created an Iraqi business culture that resembles the blossoming American business culture during the Industrial Revolution. This paper will analyze the affects of imposing a very diverse Western business culture on the religious culture of Iraq. In an attempt to figure out where the Iraqi business culture is evolving, we must first dissect the fundamentals of the culture of the past, and the ingrained cultural beliefs of the inhabitants of the present. Once we understand the past, we can then evaluate a comparable market in an attempt to predict and make suggestions as to its future. IRAQI CONTEXT In an effort to fully understand some of the deeply held traditions and sentiments of a culture, we must understand their past. The land now known as Iraq has been called the Cradle of Civilization. The ancient Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians all developed great empires in the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. At later times, it was ruled by the Greeks, the Romans, the Persians, and the Ottoman Turks. Under the Abbasid rulers (750-1258), Baghdad became a center of learning for the entire Muslim world. However the Mongols invaded the region in 1258, leading to its decline. The Ottoman Turks, after a long struggle, won Baghdad and the Tigris and Euphrates Valley from Persia in 1638. The region remained a part of the vast Ottoman Empire until the end of World War I (Randall, 2006). A discussion of the Iraqi political environment is provided in Appendix A. Economic Environment For the past three decades, the Iraqi economy has been adversely affected by costly militarization, three wars, and international sanctions (Gorrill, 2007). These events severely traumatized Iraq's population, damaged the country's political and economic institutions, and negated many of its previous economic and social gains. By 2004, Iraq's per capita GDP had fallen to less than US$800, and its crippling debt had stifled its growth and development (International Monetary Fund (IMF), 2009). Iraq's natural resource base makes it potentially a rich country and provides the means to rebuild its economy. Production and export of petroleum, which provides 90% of the country's foreign exchange earnings, continues to set the country on the path to sustained economic growth and long-tem prosperity (CIA Factbook, 2009). …

10 citations

Book ChapterDOI
01 Jan 2019
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors highlight China as a potential leader in UN peacekeeping, but contend that Beijing's willingness and ability to quickly expand its influence should not be taken for granted.
Abstract: The multipolarisation of the world order is accelerating; while established Western powers are in decline, whether due to policy decisions or lack of cohesion, several rising powers both contest Western dominance and actively promote multipolarisation. What are the implications of multipolarisation for UN peacekeeping? Abdenur examines two inter-related dimensions: norms-setting and role expectations. Uncertainties about global leadership and constraints on resources prompt changing expectations of, and concern about, rising powers, especially those viewed as playing a pivotal role in UN security governance. This chapter highlights China as a potential leader in UN peacekeeping, but contends that Beijing’s willingness and ability to quickly expand its influence should not be taken for granted.

10 citations

Journal ArticleDOI
TL;DR: The priority assigned to the United Nations as an instrument of Indian foreign policy has fluctuated considerably over the past three decades as discussed by the authors, mainly because of India's changing perceptions of its security needs, domestic political and economic developments, and changes in the global international systems, which have combined to affect India's confidence and ability to shape events.
Abstract: I NDIA'S ROLE in the United Nations and the priority assigned to the United Nations as an instrument of Indian foreign policy has fluctuated considerably over the past three decades.' At least three distinct phases of Indian policy toward the U.N. are discernible: an era of global leadership from 1947 to 1962; a period of low profile from 1962 to the mid-1970s; and an emerging policy of neo-realism which began in 1976. These shifts in priority have been brought about primarily because of India's changing perceptions of its security needs, domestic political and economic developments, and changes in the global international systems, which have combined to affect India's confidence and ability to shape events.

10 citations


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202242
202183
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201983
201889