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Cover; Half title; Title; Copyrights; Advance Reviews; Dedication; Related Articles Also by Zlática Kraljevic, PhD; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; About This Book; Why This Book; Acknowledgments; About the Author; PART I-AWARENESS; Chapter One: Lost but Not Alone; Sophia Loren and the Company That Missed the Point; The High Cost of Naïvet; Walmart; The Home Depot; Best Buy; Like Ships that Pass in the Night; Growing Pains; Chapter Two: The West Is Hyperventilating- Bring Out the Brown Bag; A World of Trouble; The Need for a New Market; Making Sense of the New World |
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Telling the Good from the BadFive Steps to Overcoming Misconceptions; Welcome to Your Global Backyard; What can we do; Geography Died on January 1, 2000; A Rude Awakening-The Perils of Overconfi dence; Dark Clouds Loom; PART II-UNDERSTANDING; Chapter Three: They Did What; Fresh Capital and Discretionary Money; Here is how the cycle works; Amazing Demographics; Inspiration, Innovation, and Consumerism; Chapter Four: Up, Down, and Sideways; The Evolving Role of Government; South-South Trade; Trust-Our Achilles Heel; 21st Century Smarts; Is Emotional Intelligence Teachable; PART III-KNOWLEDGE |
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Chapter Five: In Search of the Human FractalClose but No Cigar; The Elephant in the Room; Fractals Defi ned; Learning from the Trees; It's About How You Measure It; Fractals in Human Nature; Practical Applications; From the Passing of Time to the Essence of Things; Coming to Our Senses-Literally; Chapter Six: First Impressions-Skewed and Backwards; Appearances Are Deceptive, Character Is Not; Why is this important; Try this at work tomorrow; Does this sound too easy to be true on a global scale; Don't Let Larger Patterns Fool You; Conventional Behaviors to Watch Out For |
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1. Planning versus execution2. Paternalistic versus empowering styles; 3. Top-down decisions versus distributed decisions; 4. Relationship building versus contract signing; 5. Formal versus informal interactions; 6. Social versus fi nancial decisions; Hybrid Behavior; PART IV-INTERNALIZATION; Chapter Seven: Simplicity-A New Way of Life; The Meaning of Simplicity; As Simple as ABC; The ABC of Business Smarts; Born to Succeed; Success Redefi ned; ABCs at home; ABCs at the offi ce; ABCs in the world; Balancing Personal Needs with Business Demands; Think Ahead; What Companies Expect of You |
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Chapter Eight: Expect the Unexpected-A New Kind of LeadershipThose Nasty Missing Links; Do More with Less; What Smart Companies Do; Ten Common Mistakes When Entering Emerging Markets; Case Studies in Simplicity; Case #1; Case #2; Ten Tenets for Business Success; The Five Tenets for Business Perspective Are; The Five Tenets for Business Survival Are; Smart Strategies; Commoditizing International Business; Examples of information you should consider gathering, directly or indirectly; What not to commoditize; A New Kind of Global Leadership; Risk Management-A Mirage |
| Summary |
""Borderless Leadership is a must read for anyone involved in international business. It enables beginners to avoid common pitfalls, and seasoned executives will recognize many of their own mistakes and benefit from the frameworks Dr. Kraljevic provides." Professor Sibrandes Poppema, President, University of Groningen, Netherlands"I just cannot stop recommending this book to ever so many peoplemy academic colleagues, industry colleagues, friends in the government, former students, students, young CEOs of start-ups that I mentor, and my media friends. The book is very special, deep with several gems of ideas, told in absorbing narrative; neither a text book nor a cook book but a candid, sincere, and extremely effective set of real world lessons for so many global citizens. Dr. Kraljevic uses personal examples from across continents, in diverse industry settings. All I can say is this: Go, grab the book on a Thursday night, and you will have a wonderful weekend reading this amazing book." Professor S. Sadagopan, Director, International Institute of Information Technology of Bangalore, India "Everything I know about international markets, I owe it to Zlática." Sue Payne, Former ExxonMobil Area Manager U.S. & Mexico "As the global village rapidly expands, understanding borderless leadership becomes a prerequisite for international success in this 21st century. Kraljevic brings her vast and unique worldly experiences to open your mind with practical treasures, thoughtful how-to models, and conceptual insights. Find out about the human fractal on your journey to becoming a borderless leader." Lane Sloan, Former President, Shell Chemical Company, USA?Studies consistently show that international partnerships between organizations fail to generate expected results at a significant cost. The leading cause behind this failure is lack of trust among people at all levels within organizations. Borderless Leadership explores the disparity that exists between the ways that the West and other cultures conduct business. The books premise is that if one cannot control the events or circumstances, one must learn how to control reactions to new environments. Using real-life examples, the book illustrates how to build trust and rapport with business partners across borders and establish relationships that help businesses grow. The book is about achieving success with and through total strangers as you progress from awareness to understanding and from understanding to acquiring, internalizing, and applying new knowledge so you bring your approach to life up to date. Only then can you transform obstacles into unsuspected opportunities that will have a positive impact on your personal and business success."--Provided by publisher |
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Leadership.
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International business enterprises.
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Corporate culture.
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Business communication.
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Leadership
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Organizational Culture
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior.
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International business enterprises.
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Corporate culture.
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Business communication.
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Leadership.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429836923 |
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0429836929 |
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9780429451515 |
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0429451512 |
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9780429836930 |
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0429836937 |
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