Topic: Global Leadership
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Global Leadership
Introduction
Different organizational dynamics create different leadership needs. Organizations that operate globally must have leaders who are oriented toward
and capable of functioning in a cross-cultural context. Think for a moment about how you might lead in a global organization or in an organization in
a foreign country. What cultural differences might you encounter? How might you embrace such differences? Now consider what competencies you might
need to be effective. How might you appreciate diversity and build unity at the same time? What skills might you use to connect customers, vendors,
and employees from different cultures?
This week, you will consider behaviors exhibited by leaders in various countries. You also will examine cultural dimensions related to a specific
country and examine how they might impact your ability to be a successful leader in that country. Finally, you will consider specific global
leadership competencies that might contribute to your development as a leader.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this week, you should be able to:
� Compare leadership behaviors in various countries
� Analyze differences among cultural dimensions in various countries
� Analyze challenges related to global leadership
� Apply global leadership competencies to address challenges related to global leadership
Readings
� Course Text: Leadership: Theory and Practice
o Chapter 15, “Culture and Leadership”
� Article: Bueno, C. M., & Tubbs, S. L. (2004). Identifying global leadership competencies: An exploratory study. Journal of American Academy of
Business, 5(1/2), 80-87.
Use the Business Source Premier database, and search using the article’s Accession Number: 13200788
Optional Readings
� Course Text: Leadership: Theory and Practice
o Chapter 13, “Women and Leadership”
Readings
� Course Text: Leadership: Theory and Practice
o Chapter 15, “Culture and Leadership”
� Article: Bueno, C. M., & Tubbs, S. L. (2004). Identifying global leadership competencies: An exploratory study. Journal of American Academy of
Business, 5(1/2), 80-87.
Use the Business Source Premier database, and search using the article’s Accession Number: 13200788
Optional Readings
� Course Text: Leadership: Theory and Practice
o Chapter 13, “Women and Leadership”
Week 10
Application: Cultural Dimensions
Week 6 emphasized self-awareness in leadership. Global leadership shifts the emphasis from self-awareness to other-awareness or cultural-awareness.
Successful global leaders must be flexible in the midst of diversity while channeling that diversity into a momentum of productivity.
Suppose you have been given an assignment to go to a foreign country and lead a group of employees. What might you do to prepare for your assignment?
How might you embrace the culture of the foreign country? How might that culture impact your ability to lead?
To prepare for this assignment:
� Review Chapter 15 in the course text, Leadership: Theory and Practice. Pay particular attention to the cultural dimensions of leadership.
� Review the article “Identifying Global Leadership Competencies: An Exploratory Study.” Focus on cognitive, attitudinal, and behavioral competencies
related to effective global leadership.
� Complete the Dimensions of Culture Questionnaire on pages 415-418 in the course text, Leadership: Theory and Practice. Keep in mind that your
responses should be based on the country in which you currently reside.
� Select a country that is of interest to you. (This should not be one that you chose for the Week 10 Discussion.) Compare your results from the
questionnaire on page 419 with the mean scores of the cultural cluster to which the country you selected belongs. Based on your comparison, identify
cultural dimensions in which there is a significant difference between your scores and the mean scores.
� Keeping the cultural dimensions in mind, think about challenges you might face as an expatriate leader in the country you selected.
� Consider cognitive, attitudinal, and behavioral leadership competencies you might develop to address such challenges.
The assignment: (2-3 pages)
� Identify the country in which you reside and the country you selected for your comparison.
� Analyze the differences related to cultural dimensions in the country in which you reside and the country you selected.
� Based on your analysis, describe at least two challenges you might face as an expatriate leader in the country you selected.
� Describe at least two leadership competencies you might develop to address such challenges and explain how you might develop each.
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