Cultural mythology and global leadership

Cultural mythology and global leadership
Eric H. Kessler
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Cultural mythology and global leadership

This book explains how deep-seated cultural mythologies shape contemporary global leaders and provides insights into navigating the dynamics and complexities in today's era of globalization. The authors use myths to uncover core characteristics and values from 20 different cultural contexts spanning all major regions of the world that have evolved over generations and continue to shape global leadership models.

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Publisher
Edward Elgar
Language
English
Pages
390

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2009, Edward Elgar
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Table of Contents

Introduction to cultural mythology and global leadership -- Eric H. Kessler and Diana J. Wong-MingJi -- Part I.
The Americas --
Cultural mythology and global leadership in the United States -- Eric H. Kessler
Cultural mythology and global leadership in Canada -- Nina D. Cole and Rhona G. Berengut
Cultural mythology and global leadership in the Caribbean islands -- Betty Jane Punnett and Dion Greenidge / -- Cultural mythology and global leadership in Argentina / -- Patricia Friedrich, Andrés Hatum and Luiz Mesquita
Cultural mythology and global leadership in Brazil -- Adrianna v. Garibaldi de Hilal -- Part II.
Europe --
Cultural mythology and global leadership in Greece -- Theodore Peridis
Cultural mythology and global leadership in Germany -- Sonja A. Sackman
Cultural mythology and global leadership in England -- Romie Frederick Littrell
Cultural mythology and global leadership in Sweden -- Lena Zander and Udo Zander
Cultural mythology and global leadership in Poland -- Christopher Ziemnowicz and John Spillan -- Part III.
Africa and the middle east --
Cultural mythology and global leadership in South Africa -- David N. Abdulai
Cultural mythology and global leadership in Kenya -- Fred O. Walumbwa and George O. Ndege
Cultural mythology and global leadership in Iran -- Afsaneh Nahavandi
Cultural mythology and global leadership in Egypt -- Mohamed M. Mostafa and Diana J. Wong-MingJi
Cultural mythology and global leadership in Israel -- Shay S. Tzafrir, Aviv Barhom-Kidron and Yehuda Baruch -- Part IV.
Asia and the pacific rim --
Cultural mythology and global leadership in China -- Diana J. Wong-Ming-Ji
Cultural mythology and global leadership in India -- Shanthi Gopalakrishnan and Rajender Kaur
Cultural mythology and global leadership in Russia -- Stanislav V. Shekshnia, Sheila M. Puffer and Daniel J. McCarthy
Cultural mythology and global leadership in Japan -- Tomoatsu Shibata and Mitsuru Kodama
Cultural mythology and global leadership in Australia -- David Lamond.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Cheltenham, Northhampton, MA
Genre
Cross-cultural studies

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
398.27
Library of Congress
HD57.7 .C85 2009

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Pagination
xviii, 390 p. ;
Number of pages
390

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL24103263M
ISBN 10
1847204031
ISBN 13
9781847204035
LCCN
2008943829
OCLC/WorldCat
280434553

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL18692144W

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