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Preferred leadership behaviours: exploratory results from Romania, Germany, and the UK

Littrell, Romie F.; Nicolae Valentin, Lapadus - In: Journal of Management Development 24 (2005) 5, pp. 421-442

Purpose – To compare preferences of business managers for kinds of explicit leader behaviour from three European countries, and to determine similarities and differences, indicating requirements for management practices and expatriate management development and training....

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Low‐ and high‐context communication patterns: towards mapping cross‐cultural encounters

Korac‐Kakabadse, Nada; Kouzmin, Alexander; … - In: Cross Cultural Management: An International Journal 8 (2001) 2, pp. 3-24

States that the major reasons for difficulties in cross‐cultural communication stem from the fact that actors from different cultures have different understandings regarding the interaction process and different styles of dialogue. Suggests that better understanding of communication within...

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Intercultural communication: a key element in global strategies

Spinks, Nelda; Wells, Barron - In: Career Development International 2 (1997) 6, pp. 287-292

Notes that today, most large‐ and medium‐size businesses conduct operations globally. Communication crossing national boundaries ‐ international communication ‐ is not necessarily different from any other communication activity. However, intercultural communication, that is,...

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Culture, intercultural communication competence, and sales negotiation: a qualitative research approach

Chaisrakeo, Sunanta; Speece, Mark - In: Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing 19 (2004) 4, pp. 267-282

Many companies are shifting their focus away from individual transactions toward developing long‐term, mutually supportive relationships with their customers. Salespeople are the main implementers of such relationships, as they act as the interface between companies and customers. Negotiation...

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WSP forges teamwork and leadership in rural South Africa : Community project brings real‐world problems, challenges and learning

Reese, Andrew - In: Human Resource Management International Digest 14 (2006) 7, pp. 12-14

sharing, and to develop improved virtual teamwork, cross‐cultural communication and ambassadorial leadership. Design …

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Leadership Styles and Organizational Effectiveness in Chinese‐Japanese Joint Ventures

Wang, Zhong‐Ming; Satow, Takao - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 9 (1994) 4, pp. 31-36

A change in leadership styles is a key characteristic of joint ventures. Overseas managers often use an adaptation of … their home culture. Discusses the findings of the survey presented in the previous article in terms of leadership styles and … dimensions of leadership style: expectancy; sentiment; informativeness; and trustworthiness. Indicates these are particularly …

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Leadership preferences of German and English managers

Schneider, Judith; Littrell, Romie F. - In: Journal of Management Development 22 (2003) 2, pp. 130-148

The Ohio State leader behaviour description questionnaire XII (LBDQ XII) was used to assess the leadership preference …

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Contextual leadership : A study of Lebanese executives working in Lebanon, the GCC countries, and the United States

Muna, Farid A. - In: Journal of Management Development 30 (2011) 9, pp. 865-881

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of context and culture on leadership and decision … educational years, emotional intelligence (EI) leadership styles, and decision‐making styles. Findings – Although successful … making and EI leadership styles when working outside Lebanon with multicultural and diverse followers. Research limitations …

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Cultural fluency: the results of a UK survey

Randlesome, Collin; Myers, Andrew - In: Journal of Management Development 14 (1995) 8, pp. 42-54

The importance of being fluent in another language for success in foreign business has been well documented and highlighted in academic literature. However, so has being fluent in another culture, as far back as the 1950s. What is the current response of organizations operating in the UK to such...

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Reason for cross‐cultural communication training

Nixon, Judy C.; Dawson, Gail A. - In: Corporate Communications: An International Journal 7 (2002) 3, pp. 184-191

make cross‐cultural communications more effective by resolving the problems that occur when communicating between co …

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