Global Leadership

by Mark E. Mendenhall (Editor), Allan Bird (Editor), Gary R. Oddou (Editor)

This text focuses on leading across cultural, economic, social, national, and political boundaries simultaneously. Global Leadership presents the field’s latest studies and practices in a succinct and engaging style that helps scholars, managers, and students grasp the complexities of being a global leader. The authors begin by explaining the conceptual differences between general leadership and global leadership before examining the various dimensions of the global leadership field, and how it will develop in the future. Users of previous editions will notice that the book has been restructured into five new parts to provide a better conceptual flow. Other new features This edition will prove a useful guide for graduate students of global leadership, international business, and general leadership classes as well as scholars and managers seeking a thorough understanding of the field today. PowerPoint slides and a list of suggested cases are available to further assist instructors.

Genres: School, Leadership

432 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

Mark E. Mendenhall, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized scholar in the field of international human resource management. His areas of expertise are in the areas of global leadership development and assessment, and the cross-cultural adjustment of expatriates. He currently holds the Frierson Chair of Excellence in Business Leadership at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga. In 1998 he also held the Ludwig Erhard Stiftungsprofessur Chair at the University of Bayreuth. He is past president of the International Management Division of the Academy of Management. His most recent books are Global Leadership: Research, Practice, and Development (Routledge, 2008), Managing Human Resources in Mergers and Acquisitions (Stanford University Press, 2005); International Assignments: An Integration of Strategy, Research, and Practice (Lawrence Erlbaum Press, 2004); and Developing Global Business Leaders: Policies, Processes, and Innovations (Quorum Books, 2001). His book, Developing People Through International Assignments (Addison-Wesley, 1999), is widely read by HR executives involved with expatriate management programs.

Mark has consulted with and conducted numerous training programs for many firms, including IBM-Asia Pacific, IBM-Japan, National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA), Boeing, Monsanto, and J.C. Bamford Excavators (JCB). He has published numerous scholarly articles some of which appear in Sloan Management Review, Academy of Management Review, Journal of International Business Studies, Organizational Dynamics, Human Resource Management, Management International Review, and International Journal of Intercultural Relations.

Reviews

[Tyler · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a volume of work by several scholars summarizing academic scholarship on various subjects pertaining to global leadership. I found some chapters much more useful and interesting than others. The empirical data is very limited in this fledgling academic field, and there wasn't a lot of concrete actionable information to go on with theories, constructs, etc. I found the more abstract research less useful and the research based more on the practical lived experience of successful global leaders far more interesting and helpful for my personal practice of leadership. Readers who may be involved in the academic study of global leadership, developing curriculum for international business schools, and so forth will probably find this book a lot more interesting and helpful than I did. However, there were some good things I learned so I still feel like it was worth my time even though I rated the book with only two stars.