Culture and Gender in Leadership: Perspectives from the Middle East and Asia - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1137311568 ISBN 13: 9781137311566

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

Synopsis

The overall aim of this volume is to present the research studies carried out in the Middle East and Asia in the fields of culture and gender and their influence on leadership in particular. The cultures and practices of these geographical regions are very much varied and this book, Culture and Gender in Leadership: Perspectives from the Middle East and Asia, brings together analyses of these themes in selected countries of these two regions. The chapter authors use detailed descriptions, case studies and vignettes to speak to the cultural relativism and gender in leadership in these countries and provide a unique and comparative perspective drawn from their own cultures.
 
This volume also contributes to the development of theory and empirical research found in these regions and through the collective efforts presented in this book, attempts to strengthen the body of knowledge and practice in the fields of culture and gender in leadership. As Asia is becoming the engine of economic growth for the world and Arab Spring is opening up new vistas in the Middle East, this book is a must read.

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About the Author:

James Rajasekar is Assistant Professor in the faculty of Management at the College of Economics and Political Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman. He has over twenty-two years experience of teaching, training, consulting and research in the fields of Strategic Management, Leadership, Cultural Influences in Management, and International Business. His research articles have appeared in national and international journals and were shared in a number of conferences and seminars. Consistently over the years, he has been rated as an effective teacher and trainer by hundreds of students of the graduate and postgraduate programs and also by corporate executives. He received the best paper award from Emerald Literati during 2010 for one of his papers and was also one of the Country Coordinators for India for the GLOBE Project – Phase III between 2000 and 2003 (A Wharton School funded and organized study).
 
Loo-See Beh is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya, Malaysia. She is Deputy Dean (International and Higher Degree) and sits on board international journals and reviewers for local and international publications. Her research interests include public policy, public administration, human resource management, communication, leadership, organizational behaviour, sustainable development, and political economy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1137311568
• ISBN 13: 9781137311566
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 348
• Editor: Rajasekar J., Beh L.