Developing Global Executives - Hardcover

McCall, Morgan W.; Hollenbeck, George P.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1578513367 ISBN 13: 9781578513369

Publisher: Harvard Business School Pr, 2001

Synopsis

In our borderless global economy, companies must ship their executives nearly as far and wide as their products. Whether these far-flung executives soar or land with a thud may make all the difference between a successful international enterprise or a world-class failure-and it is this crucial difference that Developing Global Executives defines. Based on a wide-ranging study of veteran global executives, leadership development experts Morgan W. McCall, Jr. and George P. Hollenbeck revealwhat it takes for organizations to groom, and individuals to become, successful international executives. The answer sounds deceptively simple: People learn to "be global" from doing global work. But therein lies a tricky distinction-what specific types of career experiences are the ones that prepare global leaders for their roles? To what extent can individuals seek out-and companies help orchestrate-these experiences? In Developing Global Executives , leading global...

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About the Author

Morgan W. McCall, Jr., a Professor of Management and Organization at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California, is the author of High Flyers: Developing the Next Generation of Leaders. He was previously the Director of Research at the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harvard Business School Pr
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1578513367
• ISBN 13: 9781578513369
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 259