Global Leadership

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

Computable Models of the Law and ICT: State of the Art and Trends in European Research

Abstract: This volume is devoted to the presentation of several research contributions from some significant European research projects in the domain of legal technologies. In this domain European research has been particularly active in the last years, often achieving global leadership. This is due to the commitment of individual researchers, research centers and universities, but also to the support of the European Union that in various research programs has devoted a significant attention (and some relevant financing) to legal technologies, considering them a decisive aspect of E-government and a crucial resource for the development of the information society.

Bahasa, Batik, and Bargaining: An Exploratory Study of the Negotiation Styles and Behaviors of Indonesian Managers

Abstract: This study investigates the effects and impacts of national cultural influences upon the processes involved in international business negotiations, with particular reference to Indonesia. The importance of Indonesia as a major economy in the South East Asian region, has led to growth in international trade. This growth has increased the need for global interaction and communication and a lack of cultural understanding raises the prospect of cultural conflict, between Indonesian managers and international managers within international business negotiations. Using the findings of the GLOBE, and Hofstede studies on national culture, the case is made that the cultural orientation identified in these studies demonstrates how Indonesian managers will be expected to behave in international business negotiations. Through understanding and awareness of these Indonesian negotiation behaviors and styles, international managers can reduce the incidence of ambiguity and conflict, thus increasing the potential likeliho...

Russian S&T Foresight 2030: identifying new drivers of growth

Abstract: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the results of the recent Russian Science and Technology Foresight – a full-fledged study targeted at the identification of the most promising areas of science and technology (S&T) development in Russia towards 2030 to ensure the realisation of the nation’s competitive advantages. It was organised as a complex project involving dozens of organizations performing particular tasks under the overall coordination by the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) and more than 2,000 experts in various S&T fields. Design/methodology/approach Its methodology embraced a set of qualitative and quantitative methods and combined technology push and market pool approaches. For seven ST new markets and niches; innovation products and services; prospective technologies and RD assessment of the country’s positions vis-a-vis global leaders; recommendations for S&T and innovation policies. Findings The paper covers prospective drivers of economic growth and relevant implications for anticipatory evidence-based policy; discussions of national challenges and building a common vision of the future among key stakeholders; the role of Foresight in particular as a communication platform that helps integrating stakeholder interests; strengthening existing and developing new capacities to increase national competitiveness; and to move up along existing and emerging global value chains. Originality/value The Russian S&T Foresight, being deeply integrated in the national policy, can be considered as an exemplar tool for “wiring up” the national innovation system (NIS) of an emerging economy with its specific features and problems facing large-scale challenges.