Now in its eighth edition, this is the textbook for current and future global leaders wanting to lead competently and sustainably in their business practices. Fully updated, the authors build on their forty years of teaching, researching, and working with managers worldwide to bring students the latest developments in global business practice. Now including end-of-chapter reflection questions to guide topic comprehension, and direct further resources to assist individual research, this edition also sees the return of Ivey Business School and IMD cases in the book. This edition also includes a new conception of mindful global leadership as the integrating framework for the execution of global strategy, highlighting the importance of a holistic approach to working across cultures and distances. Combining a wealth of theoretical knowledge with real-world examples from diverse cultures, countries, and industry sectors, the practical guidance and well-chosen examples throughout the book bring key concepts to life.
Key features
Provides a thorough overview, including real-world examples, of how to be an international manager in the global business world
Emphasizes ethical business, corporate responsibility, and mindful leadership to reveal the most effective and sustainable leadership qualities needed by successful leaders of international companies
Includes cases from the Ivey Business School and IMD in order to enrich understanding of business strategies from around the world
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction
Part I - The New Global Context
1 - Global Leaders in the Twenty-First Century
2 - Mindful Global Leadership
3 - Understanding Culture: Through the Looking Glass
Cases - Hazelton International
An International Project Manager’s Day (A)
Arla Foods and the Cartoon Crisis (A)
Part II - Leading People across Contexts
4 - Interpersonal Skills for International Management: Map–Bridge–Integrate for Effectiveness at the Point of Action
5 - Leading Global Teams
6 - Talent Management: Selection, Preparation, and Mobility of Global Leaders
Cases - Charles Foster Sends an Email (A)
The Leo Burnett Company Ltd.: Virtual Team Management
Sophia Tannis: The European Transfer
Selecting a Country Manager for Delta Beverages India
Part III - Executing Strategy and Performance
7 - Executing Global Strategy: Foundations
8 - Executing Global Strategy: Applications
9 - Leading Change in Global Organizations
Cases - Cushy Armchair
Magdi Batato at Nestlé Malaysia (A): Introducing Team-Based Production
Part IV - Integrity and Sustainable Performance
10 - Competing with Integrity: Personal Integrity
11 - Competing with Integrity: Corporate Sustainability
12 - Conclusion
Cases - Asis Electronics
Ransom on the High Seas: The Case of Piracy in Somalia
Index
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