Global Leadership Perspectives
Insights and Analysis
- Simon Western - Analytic-Network Coaching Ltd
- Éric-Jean Garcia - Sciences Po, France
A critical, global counterpoint to more western-centric texts that will appeal to critical leadership scholars, those teaching leadership from a critical perspective and those teaching leadership with an international focus.
Split into two parts; its first part presents the local and regional variations in leadership from across the globe, with each of the twenty individual authors presenting the histories, cultures, tensions and social changes that shape the practice of everyday leadership in their respective region.
Regions and countries included are: the Arab Middle East, Argentina, ASEAN, Australia, Brazil, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Scandinavia, South Africa, Turkey, UK, USA.
In the second part, the editors then critically analyse these chapters and identify the key themes and specific issues, enabling the reader to challenge their own leadership perceptions and move beyond the normative, uncritical approach to leadership.
Suitable reading for leadership students, researchers and practitioners looking to enhance their knowledge of global leadership.
it offers a global perspective of leadership and practice which is perfect for the Global Leadership and practice course
Excellent discussion around the 4 discourses of leadership. Ideal to support leadership development and studies for those working in a multi-national context.
This book provides some helpful and informative insights into a range of perspectives and experiences that are likely to be very different to those of our students. The contextualisation and analysis are also important elements of this text.
This is exactly the textbook I wanted for my students. It's a thoughtful and insightful analysis of global leadership perspectives. It demonstrates perfectly the need for cultural sensitivity.
