Relevance Of Cultural Intelligence And Communication Effectiveness For Global Leadership Preparedness: Study Of Indian Managers

Shoma Mukherji, Neera Jain and Radha R. Sharma
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Shoma Mukherji: Delhi School of Business
Neera Jain: Management Development Institute
Radha R. Sharma: Management Development Institute

Journal of International Business Research and Marketing, 2016, vol. 1, issue 3, 7-19

Abstract: Business environment world over has undergone major transformation in the last fifty years. Global organisations, where operations are not restricted to home or host country, need business leaders with a global mindset and multicultural effectiveness. This paper examines and confirms the relevance on leadership preparedness of global managers of two important constructs – cultural intelligence and communication effectiveness in the context of anxiety and uncertainty management. Adding to extant literature, the study empirically confirms the suitability of three assessment instruments. It establishes the importance of cultural adaptability and AUM theory for assessing leadership potential of managers working in multicultural environments with culturally diverse teams. The objective of this study is to understand the relevance of cultural intelligence and communication effectiveness for leadership preparedness in a multicultural environment. The present century is seeing accelerated transformation of businesses into truly global entities. As organizations operate in a boundary-less world, multicultural teams are the order of the day. Business leaders, who are able to understand, accept, and effectively respond to cultural differences are therefore in great demand.

Keywords: Primary; Cross-Cultural Research/Measurement Issues Globalization; Cross-Cultural Management; IT/IS Infrastructure; Anxiety/Uncertainty Management Theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.18775/jibrm.1849-8558.2015.13.3001

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