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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811134403321

Autore

Connerley Mary L

Titolo

Leadership in a diverse and multicultural environment : developing awareness, knowledge and skills / / Mary L. Connerley, Paul B. Pedersen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 2005

ISBN

1-5443-4037-0

1-4833-2896-1

1-4522-0877-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 215 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PedersenPaul <1936->

Disciplina

658.4092

Soggetti

Executives - Training of - United States

Diversity in the workplace - United States

Leadership - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 - Making the Business Case for Increased Awareness, Knowledge, and Skills; Chapter 2 - The Complexity of Culture; Chapter 3 - Cultural Frameworks and Their Importance for Leaders; Chapter 4 - Where Does One Start on the Journey to Multicultural Awareness, Knowledge, and Skills?; Chapter 5 - The Development of Multicultural Competencies; Chapter 6 - What Can We Do to Make Multicultural and Diversity Training More Effective?; Chapter 7 - A Training Program to Lead From Multicultural Awareness to Knowledge and Skills

Chapter 8 - Constructive Conflict Management in a Cultural ContextChapter 9 - Redefining Leadership Through Multiculturalism; Appendix; References; Name Index; Subject Index; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

The authors offer a culturally-centred leadership perspective allowing organisational leaders the opportunity to attend to the influence of culture, helps the reader find examples of how multicultural awareness can make their leadership task easier & promotes an organisational culture based on embracing & celebrating diversity.