Prewitt J., et,al, (2011). Developing Leadership in Global and Multi-cultural Organizations. International Journal of Business and Social Sciences. Vol.2.No.13. https://www.ijbssnet.com/journals/Vol._2_No._13_Special_Issue_July_2011/2.pdf
The article dwells on the aspect of leadership and the contemporary globalized environment where the employees of all organizations are mixed in terms of age, experience, cultures and race. The three authors, all of whom are professors in different universities concentrate on discussing how organizations have become multicultural in nature and how the leadership must change to adopt the global leadership characteristics. Such a global leadership, they say needs to take into account the culture, the global strategy and the competitiveness of the competitiveness of the current market. Further, the article discusses the taxonomy of global leadership competencies and meta-competencies. In this respect, they discuss how ethics in the highly diverse cultural workplaces can be taught and the leaders need to conform to adapt to the needs of the organization and how this adaptation can be achieved. The article discusses how leadership competencies no longer confine to the behavior or personality or the values and knowledge, but those qualities that enable one to perform effectively in an environment...
It is noteworthy how the article goes further to give how one can identify global leadership competencies and capability.
The article stands out in various ways particularly in discussion of the topic therein. It sheds light on the aspect of leadership that is widened to cover the global platform and not just the localized approach. Further, it gives various real life examples that had taken place in different parts of the world, this gives it a global approach and easier to understand. It is also interesting and credit worthy that the article, in recognition of the global challenges on the cultural basis that women in leadership get, chooses to dedicate a significant section to discuss and highlight women in leadership and how they can manage to make it in the contemporary environment. Lastly, the academic value of the article is unquestionable since it comes out as a highly researched and referenced article looking at the numerous high quality references that have been used therein.
This article has a close relationship with the chapters by Spears, L. (1995). Reflections on leadership: Chapters 1, 2, 3 in that they both highlight the aspects of the changing leadership dynamics in the contemporary world. Spears reflect on servant leadership…
