DARE TO EMBRACE DIFFERENCES:
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES FOR UNILEVER
Maarten-van Beek
Manager, Recruitment
Unilever
Postbus 1925, 3000 BX Rotterdam,
The Netherlands
Tel: (31) 6-53419550
E-mail: Maarten-van.Beek@unilever.com
Grachev, Mikhail V.
Associate Professor of Management
Western Illinois University
3561 60th Street, Moline, Il 61265
USA
Tel (309) 762-9481
Fax (309) 762-6989
Abstract. This paper focuses on leadership competencies in multinational companies. It displays culture-contingent nature of effective leadership and reviews the lessons learned from Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE) research that are applicable to the multinational companies. The authors analyze Unilever’s experience in building leadership competencies and the results of interviews with company managers in Russia. The authors discuss culture-specific adjustments to the process of building leadership competencies in the Russian subsidiary and summarize innovative solutions in leadership development for multinational companies.
Key words: cross-cultural management, leadership, multinational companies, emerging markets
Address correspondence to: Mikhail Grachev, Associate Professor of Management, Western Illinois University, 3561 60th Street, Moline, Il 61265, USA; Tel (309) 762-9481; Fax (309) 762-6989; E-mail: mv-grachev@wiu.edu
DARE TO EMBRACE DIFFERENCES:
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES FOR UNILEVER
Abstract. This paper focuses on leadership competencies in multinational companies. It displays culture-contingent nature of effective leadership and reviews the lessons learned from Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE) research that are applicable to the multinational companies. The authors analyze Unilever’s experience in building leadership competencies and the results of interviews with company managers in Russia. The authors discuss culture-specific adjustments to the process of building... [continues]
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES FOR UNILEVER
Maarten-van Beek
Manager, Recruitment
Unilever
Postbus 1925, 3000 BX Rotterdam,
The Netherlands
Tel: (31) 6-53419550
E-mail: Maarten-van.Beek@unilever.com
Grachev, Mikhail V.
Associate Professor of Management
Western Illinois University
3561 60th Street, Moline, Il 61265
USA
Tel (309) 762-9481
Fax (309) 762-6989
Abstract. This paper focuses on leadership competencies in multinational companies. It displays culture-contingent nature of effective leadership and reviews the lessons learned from Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE) research that are applicable to the multinational companies. The authors analyze Unilever’s experience in building leadership competencies and the results of interviews with company managers in Russia. The authors discuss culture-specific adjustments to the process of building leadership competencies in the Russian subsidiary and summarize innovative solutions in leadership development for multinational companies.
Key words: cross-cultural management, leadership, multinational companies, emerging markets
Address correspondence to: Mikhail Grachev, Associate Professor of Management, Western Illinois University, 3561 60th Street, Moline, Il 61265, USA; Tel (309) 762-9481; Fax (309) 762-6989; E-mail: mv-grachev@wiu.edu
DARE TO EMBRACE DIFFERENCES:
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES FOR UNILEVER
Abstract. This paper focuses on leadership competencies in multinational companies. It displays culture-contingent nature of effective leadership and reviews the lessons learned from Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE) research that are applicable to the multinational companies. The authors analyze Unilever’s experience in building leadership competencies and the results of interviews with company managers in Russia. The authors discuss culture-specific adjustments to the process of building... [continues]
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