Leadership in a Multicultural World: Developing and Identifying Effective Leaders on a Global Stage

What does it take to be an effective leader? This is a fundamental question that intrigues management scholars across the world. Featuring four papers by research teams from 14 different institutions across four countries (i.e., Canada, China, the UK, the US), the proposed symposium aims to advance discussions on the cultural determinants of effective leadership with a focus on three interconnected themes: (1) the changing dynamics of globalization, (2) cultural differences in effective leadership, and (3) universality of effective leadership across culture. By incorporating theories and evidence from multiple levels (societal level, team level, individual level), diverse contexts, and mixed methodologies, the present symposium offers important theoretical and practical insights into the development and identification of effective leaders on a global stage. GLOBE 2020: Preliminary Findings on Leadership Across 134 Countries Author: Mansour Javidan; Thunderbird School of Global Management at ASU Author: Carolyn Egri; Simon Fraser U. Author: Peter W. Dorfman; New Mexico State U. Author: Richard Cotton; U. of Victoria Leader Effectiveness in Multicultural Teams: Global Identity, Culture Status, Warmth, and Competence Author: Ya-Ru Chen; Cornell U. Author: Jean SK Lee; China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) Author: Joel Brockner; Columbia U. From Communication Style to Leadership Potential: A Cross-Cultural Study on China and the U.S. Author: Xiao-Ping Chen; U. of Washington Author: Misha Mariam; U. of Washington, Bothell Author: Xiaoran Hu; London School of Economics and Political Science Leaders on a Moral Pedestal: How Culture Influences Implicit Theories of Leaders' Personal Morality Author: Shiyu Yang; Texas A&M International U. Author: Qiongjing Hu; Zhejiang U. Author: Jihyeon Kim; Purdue U. Author: Jackson Lu; MIT Sloan School of Management