Contemporary Leadership and Intercultural Competence: Exploring the Cross-Cultural Dynamics Within Organizations - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1412954525 ISBN 13: 9781412954525

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2008

Synopsis

Contemporary Leadership and Intercultural Competence will give students a thorough understanding of the evolving role of cultural diversity in the workplace, become familiar with powerful tools and assessments to measure an organizations's intercultural competence, gain knowledge of optimal crosscultural communications, and be exposed to real-world applications to business, including remediation and training techniques to bring organizations up to par.

About this title

Review:

"Though not directly concerning education, the text allows students to develop intercultural intelligence that can be applied to any field." (Roger W. Wiemers, Ed.D. Adoption Reply Card 2009-05-01)

"This text is an asset to any researcher or student of leadership who wishes to advance his or her understanding of the relationship between cultural competency and leadership. This book provides new perspectives on measuring intercultural competencies, assessing leadership within a multicultural context, and numerous examples of how organizations can lead in an evolving multicultural world."

(Douglas Crawford 2009-08-26)

About the Author:

Dr. Michael A. Moodian (www.moodian.com) is a writer and assistant professor of social science at Chapman University, where he was the 2008-09 Teacher of the Year at the Irvine campus. He holds doctorate degree in organizational leadership from Pepperdine University and a master’s degree in communications from California State University, Fullerton. His doctoral dissertation research focused on the intercultural competence levels of postgraduate students throughout various stages of study.

In addition to his books, Dr. Moodian has written numerous journal articles, book chapters, and commentaries on a variety of topics. He has been a frequent talk radio guest and has presented his research at many national and international conferences. He is a member of the board of trustees of the World Affairs Council of Orange County and the board of directors of TAALK.

A native of Southern California, Dr. Moodian lives in the city of Rancho Santa Margarita.

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1412954525
• ISBN 13: 9781412954525
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 312
• Editor: Moodian Michael A.