Global Leadership

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

Asserting Global Leadership in Higher Education : Governance with Strong Government in China

Abstract: In the last few decades, China has recorded unprecedented growth in higher education (HE) in terms of enrolment (system capacity) and enrolment rate (enrolment relative to age cohort). In light of Trow’s definition of three-stage HE development (Trow 1973), China’s HE system has experienced a transformation from an elite to a mass form within a short period. The growing opportunities in HE may improve the employability of the population and life chances. However, the same process has also created challenges for the continued development of HE, particularly when such a rapid expansion outstrips the ability of higher education institutions (HEIs) to maintain the quality of their teaching. Set against the policy context of Chinese HE’s experience of the process of massification, this chapter examines critically the strategies adopted by the Chinese government to assert its global leadership in HE. With particular reference to changes in university governance, this chapter focuses on the major measures that the Chinese government has adopted in order to (a) develop a “world-class university” and (b) recruit/attract overseas talent for employment in the country. The discussion begins with the transformation of governance strategies of universities management in the context of intensified global competition, followed by an examination of major schemes for building world-class universities and attracting global talent to assert global leadership in HE. The final part of the chapter discusses the changes in university governance and implications for educational development as well as the strategies/measures recently adopted by the Chinese government to transform its universities.

At the Heart and Beyond: What Can Global Leadership Researchers Learn from Perspectives on the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Abstract: In this concluding chapter, we discuss insights and reflections from our invited contributions on the COVID-19 pandemic and derive areas of meaningful future research to advance the global leadership domain. Specifically, we call for (1) strengthening the link of the global leadership domain with related research fields, (2) expanding our view on what are necessary global leadership competencies, (3) moving beyond individual global leadership toward a more collective and collaborative understanding of the phenomenon, (4) further enhancing the growing field of responsible global leadership, (5) examining the various competing tensions that global leaders need to balance, and (6) engaging in greater reflexivity among global leadership scholars ourselves.

The Reassertion of the United States in the Asia-Pacific Region

Abstract: When President Obama visited Australia in November 2011, he was very direct concerning the future American role in the Asia-Pacific region: "As President, therefore, I have made a deliberate and strategic decision--as a Pacific nation, the United States will play a larger and long-term role in shaping this region and its future, by upholding core principles and in close partnership with our allies and friends." (1) The Asia-Pacific region currently forms the epicenter of world affairs and incorporates the majority of great powers (emerging and confirmed), most nuclear powers, and more than one-third of the world's population. Although the region is the new global economic driving force, security challenges remain (piracy, terrorism, nuclear proliferation, natural resources, border issues, etc.). Economic interdependence has not negated the risk of conflict; tensions remain with regard to the Korean peninsula, Taiwan, and the maritime border disputes in the South China Sea. As General Martin E. Dempsey summed it, "All of the trends, demographic trends, geopolitical trends, economic trends and military trends are shifting toward the Pacific. So our strategic challenges in the future will largely emanate out of the Pacific region, but also the littorals of the Indian Ocean." (2) In the current context of transitioning the balance of power toward Asia, the zone extending from the Gulf of Bengal to the Sea of Japan has become even more of a vital interest for Washington. Although the United States still dominates in the Pacific, it is less so than in the past, a reflection of Asia undergoing profound change. As mentioned in the Sustaining US Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense document, the United States has reached an "inflection point," (3) and although the words "relative decline" or "overstretch" are not pronounced, the "unipolar moment," as defined by the syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer, is ending. With that thought as a discerning factor, the United States has established new priorities and reinforced its diplomatic and military presence in an attempt to ensure Pax Americana in the Pacific. In November 2011, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wrote an article in Foreign Policy, entitled "America's Pacific Century." The article was precise and left no doubt regarding the United States' intentions and objectives. Clinton established six priorities: * Reinforce bilateral alliances. * Deepen relations with emerging powers (China among others). * Reengage with multilateral regional institutions. * Expand commerce and investments. * Forge a large military presence. * Advance democracy and human rights. (4) Although the relationship with China is addressed at length in the article, two countries receive particular attention--India and Indonesia. In the document Sustaining US Global Leadership. Priorities for 21st Century Defense, published in January 2012, US leaders confirm these policies: US economic and security interests are inextricably linked to developments in the arc extending from the Western Pacific and East Asia into the Indian Ocean region and South Asia, creating a mix of evolving challenges and opportunities. Accordingly, while the US military will continue to contribute to security globally, we will of necessity rebalance toward the Asia-Pacific region. (5) The document also directs the protection of the "global commons, those areas beyond national jurisdiction that constitute the vital connective tissue of the international system." (6) To these ends, on a military level, the traditional alliances with Japan, South Korea, Australia, the Philippines, and Thailand had served as the bedrock for this policy, but the updated version goes beyond these core partners; new relationships and capacities are outlined for development. In the wake of this adaptation and adjustment of the security architecture, one nation in particular receives special attention--China. …