Past academic approaches to leadership have dominantly dealt with intra-organizational
issues in a mono-cultural environment. This might be an appropriate approach to meet the challenges of industrialization; beyond this, however, its applicability
is very limited. Today organizations operate within multi-cultural settings
determined not only by organizational culture but also by national culture. New
leadership requires productive cooperation in a very fundamental way. Therefore, we
need globally accepted ethical norms and legal rules for economic activity. The lack
of global institutions addressing such issues challenges the commitment of people
with a global mindset. Transcultural ideals can serve as a common bond in decision-making
processes regarding crucial issues. This volume is the result of a global essay
competition as part of the Transcultural Caravan. The Transcultural Caravan is a project
encouraging research, a worldwide dialogue, and the spread of sustainable ideas
which support the development of globally accepted norms of socially responsible behavior.
The role of leadership in this process is pivotal. So we asked young researchers
from all over the world to reflect on values and capabilities necessary in order
to face present and future challenges from a transcultural perspective. The book deals
with transcultural aspects in leadership-, management-, and governance issues.
Josef Wieland, Klaus M. Leisinger
Preface
Part I Conceptual Introduction
Josef Wieland
Transculturality and Economic Governance
Dominik Fischer and Josef Wieland
Some Aspects of Transculturality
Lennart Brand
Transculturality and the Formation of the Transcultural Sphere
Part II Essays
1. Leadership
Marco Bitschnau, Max Radzanowski
Overcoming the Horror Vacui: The Rediscovering of Leadership in the Face of the European Refugee Crisis
Patrick Lühlow
Global Corporate Governance Regime
Michael Ganslmeier
The Introduction of the European Monetary Union: How Political Managers and Political Leaders Decide in Transcultural Contexts
Tim Robert Schleicher
The Transcultural Leader. A Study Resulting in Five Core Statements
2. Management
Ulrike Bronner, Clarissa Reikersdorfer
Urban Nomads: Permanently Temporary
Marco Möhrer
Migration, Uncertainty and Transculturalism
Aidin Ahmadi
What will be the Cultural Impact of Japanese Companies Reaching Out for Global Talent?
3. Governance
Kirill Krainov
'Homeless' Global Nomads and What They Bring Us
Natalya Tarasova
Conflict and Unity are Seen as Natural Satellites of International Communication
Maximilian Mylius, Nora Tischmann
Small Islands - Big Impact? Foreign Trade and its Qualities for Transnational Cooperation. An Analysis on the Example of the Island Dispute in the East China Sea
José Luis Paulin Correa
Mexico, Thailand and Germany: How Can the Leaders of these Three Countries Find Ethical Strategies to Cooperate and Solve the Global Refugee Crises