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Contemporary Multicultural Orientations and Practices for Global Leadership
This refers to the ability to effectively understand and manage a business situation that leads to a positive outcome.
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Global Leadership Competencies and Orientations: Theory, Practice, and Future Implications
Idahosa Igbinakhase (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) and Vannie Naidoo (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 21
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6286-3.ch004
Abstract
This chapter focuses on global leadership competencies and orientations with specific reference to theory, practice, and future implications. A critical analysis of existing studies on global leadership competencies and orientations indicated that several global leadership competencies exist such as global business expertise, global organizing expertise, and visioning while global leadership orientation/mindset has been identified as an influencing factor in the learning and application of global leadership competencies by global leaders which often leads to effective global leadership. In determining the role of goal orientation in global leadership competencies, evidence from previous studies revealed that goal orientation inputs such as team learning orientation and team performance orientation contributes positively to collective global leadership effectiveness. Finally, the barriers to global leadership competencies and orientations were identified and solutions were proffered to limit the negative effects on global leadership effectiveness in business environments.
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Project Management Guide and Project Management Maturity Models as Generic Tools Capable for Diverse Applications
It is one of five hard skills that are vital to any project manager’s success. These are partly in-born skills, especially those with numerate skills, but arguably some of them can be acquired through expert training and business exposure.
Published in Chapter: Project Management Guide and Project Management Maturity Models as Generic Tools Capable for Diverse Applications; From: Diverse Applications and Transferability of Maturity Models
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