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  • 1.  Competencies of a Global Professional

    Posted 03-06-2008 04:42
    Dear Colleagues,

    I am trying to source existing information on instruments/ tools used to assess key competencies of a Global Professional. 
    Please can you point me to academic/ practitioner literature or websites where i might be able to access the material. 

    Thanks in advance for you help.

    Regards,
    Janaky Grant


  • 2.  Competencies of a Global Professional

    Posted 03-06-2008 09:05

    Janaky,

    Apologies for being a pedant, but a 'Global Professional' what?

    Jon

     

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    Dear Colleagues,

     

    I am trying to source existing information on instruments/ tools used to assess key competencies of a Global Professional. 

    Please can you point me to academic/ practitioner literature or websites where i might be able to access the material. 

     

    Thanks in advance for you help.

     

    Regards,

    Janaky Grant



  • 3.  Competencies of a Global Professional

    Posted 03-06-2008 09:46

    Janaky,

     

    Cynthia Barnum (or Cynthia Fetterolf, they are the same person) has written and consulted heavily on globalization.   The article "Who is Right for an International Assignment?" discusses an instrument which can help to identify candidates for long-term international assignments, or it could be used to determine how much training or preparation a person needs before accepting an international assignment.  Stephen Rhinesmith also discusses the concept of global mindset.

     

    Barnum, Cynthia F. (1991). "Effective Membership in the Global Business Community" .In John Renesch (ed), New Traditions in Business: Spirit and Leadership in the 21st Century,  San Francisco, CA: Sterling & Stone Inc.

     

    Fetterolf, Cynthia (1989).  'Who is Right for an Internatinal Assignment?"  The International Executive. September-October, p. 14-17.

     

    Rhinesmith, Stephen H. (1993).  A Manager's Guide to Globalization.  Alexandria, VA: The American Society for Training and Development.

     

    Hope this helps,

     

    Ivan

     

     

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    Dear Colleagues,

     

    I am trying to source existing information on instruments/ tools used to assess key competencies of a Global Professional. 

    Please can you point me to academic/ practitioner literature or websites where i might be able to access the material. 

     

    Thanks in advance for you help.

     

    Regards,

    Janaky Grant



  • 4.  Competencies of a Global Professional

    Posted 03-06-2008 09:54

    For competencies of global leaders you could begin with Morgan McCall, Jr., High Flyers: Developing the Next Generation of Leaders, HBS Press, 1998,  for one summary of research based global leadership characteristics.  I've also polled my global leader friends/clients and come up with a list of characteristics (self reported, not empirically "sound") coming out next month on-line in 4th edition of Level Three Leadership.

     

    Regards,

       Jim

    James G. S. Clawson

    Johnson & Higgins Professor of Business Administration

    Darden GSB, University of Virginia

    Box 6550, Charlottesville, VA 22906  

    100 Darden Boulevard, Charlottesville, VA 22903  USA

    Tel:  434 924 7488              Fax:  434 243 7680

    Web:  http://faculty.darden.virginia.edu/clawsonj

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu] On Behalf Of Janaky
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    Subject: Competencies of a Global Professional

     

    Dear Colleagues,

     

    I am trying to source existing information on instruments/ tools used to assess key competencies of a Global Professional. 

    Please can you point me to academic/ practitioner literature or websites where i might be able to access the material. 

     

    Thanks in advance for you help.

     

    Regards,

    Janaky Grant



  • 5.  Competencies of a Global Professional

    Posted 03-06-2008 10:19
    Jon,

    Thanks for the clarification. I meant Global Managers.

    In the current business environment more and more companies are establishing global operations. Their managers are expected to envision, articulate and implement global level networks to lead their organisations into the future. Hence it is essential and desirable for global managers to develop competencies to operate across time, space and cultural boundaries , leverage diversity and respond to dynamic environments.

    My interest is in finding out if there are any existing tools used to assess the desired competencies of a Global Manager.

    Any help and advice from this group is greatly appreciated
    Regards,
    Janaky

    On 6 Mar 2008, at 22:05, J.Billsberry wrote:

    Janaky,
    Apologies for being a pedant, but a 'Global Professional' what?
    Jon
     
    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.pace.edu] On Behalf Of Janaky
    Sent: 06 March 2008 09:42
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    Subject: Competencies of a Global Professional
     
    Dear Colleagues,
     
    I am trying to source existing information on instruments/ tools used to assess key competencies of a Global Professional. 
    Please can you point me to academic/ practitioner literature or websites where i might be able to access the material. 
     
    Thanks in advance for you help.
     
    Regards,
    Janaky Grant



  • 6.  Competencies of a Global Professional

    Posted 03-06-2008 23:27

    Dear Janaky,

     

    You might want to look at the literature on cultural intelligence. Here are some key citations that should take you give you a good idea about the most recent work in the area.

    Ang, S., van Dyne, L., & Koh, C. (2006). Personality Correlates of the Four-Factor Model of Cultural Intelligence. Group & Organization Management, 31(1), 100-123.

    Earley, P. C. (2002). Redefining Interactions Across Cultures and Organizations: Moving Forward with Cultural Intelligence. Research in Organizational Behavior, 24, 271-299.

    Earley, P. C., & Ang, S. (2003). Cultural Intelligence: Individual Interactions Across Cultures.

    Earley, P. C., & Peterson, R. S. (2004). The Elusive Cultural Chameleon: Cultural Intelligence as a New Approach to Intercultural Training for the Global Manager. Academy of Management Learning & Education, 3(1), 100-115.

    Sternberg, R. J., & Grigorenko, E. L. (2006). Cultural Intelligence and Successful Intelligence. Group & Organization Management, 31(1), 27-39.

    Templer, K. J., Tay, C., & Chandrasekar, N. A. (2006). Motivational Cultural Intelligence, Realistic Job Preview, Realistic Living Conditions Preview, and Cross- Cultural Adjustment. Group & Organization Management, 31(1), 154-173.

    Thomas, D. C., & Inkson, K. (2005). Cultural Intelligence. Consulting to Management - C2M, 16(1), 5-9.

     

    Hope it helps!

     

    Warm regards,

    Sheetal Singh

    Ph.D. Candidate, Organizational Behavior

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    Jon,

     

    Thanks for the clarification. I meant Global Managers.

     

    In the current business environment more and more companies are establishing global operations. Their managers are expected to envision, articulate and implement global level networks to lead their organisations into the future. Hence it is essential and desirable for global managers to develop competencies to operate across time, space and cultural boundaries , leverage diversity and respond to dynamic environments.

     

    My interest is in finding out if there are any existing tools used to assess the desired competencies of a Global Manager.

     

    Any help and advice from this group is greatly appreciated



    Regards,

    Janaky

     

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