Advances in Global Leadership

I admire the fact that Advances in Global Leadership is meeting its goal of giving voice to non-Western as well as Western authors and is offering interesting and useful chapters from both practitioners and academics. Volume 6 continues this valued contribution toward a better understanding of leading across bordersA".Anne S. Tsui, Ph.D. Motorola Professor of International Management,Arizona State University In my leadership role covering many developing markets in Asia Pacific, The Middle East, Africa and the Americas, I continuously see the need for talent that can lead across culture and other boundaries. The Advances in Global Leadership series provides me with valuable insights into global leadership. In Volume 6, I found the chapters on Global Mindset, leading innovation across cultures, sustainablity and social networking to be particularly valuableA". Frank Rexach, Vice President & General Manager,Asia Pacific, The Middle East, Africa and Latin America As both an academic and practitioner, I find the selection of papers and content in Advances in Global Leadership to be of tremendous value. They are helpful in various settings - whether teaching my MBA students in the U.S. or China, or with my corporate clients in various parts of the world. Volume 6 continues this excellent cross-cultural learning for those of us involved in developing international leadersA". Roman Henson, Ph.D.International MBA Executive Faculty, Rutgers University As a co-editor and contributor to earlier volumes in this series, I appreciate the Volume 6 continuation of blending conceptual, empirical and practitioner perspectives from both Western and non-Western authors. It is only by looking through all these lenses that we can hope to understand the challenges of leading across boundariesA". Morgan W. McCall, Jr., Ph.D. Professor of Management and Organization, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California

• List of Contributors.Preface. Introduction – passion, compassion and complexity in global leadership research and practice. Conceptualizing and measuring global mindset. Ambidextrous leadership for innovation: the influence of culture. Aligning organizations for positive change: The role of leadership in matching strategy, culture, and social networks to vital organizational challenges. Managing cultural integration in cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Managing Sustainability for Economic Return in the Multinational Enterprise. Leading sustainability. Innovation in leadership development. Working toward a model of demonstrated value in predicting and developing leadership success. Global assignment effectiveness and leader development. ‘Turning up the volume’ in inter-personal leadership: motivating and building cohesive global virtual teams during times of economic crisis. Understanding proactive leadership. Human developmental and cultural perspectives on coaching mid-career executives in China. Conclusion: A continuous quest for responsive and responsible global leaders. About the Editors. About the contributors. Advances in Global Leadership. Advances in Global Leadership. Copyright page.