The challenges facing leaders of global organizations differ from the traditional challenges of leadership in a variety of ways. Such leaders face unprecedented strategic, economic, political and cultural complexity, diversity, ambiguity, uncertainty, and risk. They also face an unprecedented pace of economic and technological changes. This course introduces students to the emerging field of global leadership. Students will gain an understanding of the history and origins of global leadership and the theoretical approaches to global leadership in complex, modern contexts. They will be challenged to access primary sources of global leadership literature and think critically about the current state of theoretical development in global leadership. As well, they will explore various global leadership competencies and learn how to apply these competencies in the globalized environment.
The challenges facing leaders of global organizations differ from the traditional challenges of leadership in a variety of ways. Such leaders face unprecedented strategic, economic, political and cultural complexity, diversity, ambiguity, uncertainty, and risk. They also face an unprecedented pace of economic and technological changes. This course introduces students to the emerging field of global leadership. Students will gain an understanding of the history and origins of global leadership and the theoretical approaches to global leadership in complex, modern contexts. They will be challenged to access primary sources of global leadership literature and think critically about the current state of theoretical development in global leadership. As well, they will explore various global leadership competencies and learn how to apply these competencies in the globalized environment.
