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Cultural Intelligence and Leadership Effectiveness in Global Workplaces


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1 Department of Commerce, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Telecom Nagar, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, India
2 Department of Management Studies, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Telecom Nagar, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, India
     

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Dealing with workplace diversity is the major challenge of global leaders. The objective of this study is to study the impact of cultural intelligence on global leadership effectiveness. In this conceptual study, we describe major advances and emerging patterns in the research domain of global leadership and impact of cultural intelligence on the effectiveness of global leaders in cross-cultural workplaces over the last several years. The finding of the study is that cultural intelligence is a prime factor in deciding the success of global leaders in cross-cultural workplaces.

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Cultural Intelligence, Global Leadership, Cross-Cultural Workplace.
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Authors

Shakeel Ahmad
Department of Commerce, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Telecom Nagar, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, India
K. Saidalavi
Department of Management Studies, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Telecom Nagar, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, India

Abstract


Dealing with workplace diversity is the major challenge of global leaders. The objective of this study is to study the impact of cultural intelligence on global leadership effectiveness. In this conceptual study, we describe major advances and emerging patterns in the research domain of global leadership and impact of cultural intelligence on the effectiveness of global leaders in cross-cultural workplaces over the last several years. The finding of the study is that cultural intelligence is a prime factor in deciding the success of global leaders in cross-cultural workplaces.

Keywords


Cultural Intelligence, Global Leadership, Cross-Cultural Workplace.

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