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How Nationality Affects What We Think Good Leaders Look Like

The Horizons Tracker

Dutch social scientist Geert Hofstede famously developed the Power Dimension Index, which compares a number of characteristics that allows us to compare different cultures. Hofstede argued that these cultural differences can explain around half of the differences observed in how we react to various situations as managers.

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Why People Stay Quiet At Work

The Horizons Tracker

Speaking up could help to expose bias or prejudice, it could promote innovations that go against the status quo, or simply suggest strategies that differ from one’s line manager. New research from the University of Pennsylvania explores why employees tend to be uncomfortable with speaking up, and what managers can do about it.

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How Ready Are Companies For The Post-Pandemic World?

The Horizons Tracker

“It is hoped this will inspire and encourage SMEs and mid-sized companies to harness their potential in becoming a major driver of sustainable and inclusive economic growth and innovation by focusing on several core dimensions of future readiness: sustainable growth, societal impact and adaptive capacity,” the authors conclude.

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The Need To Get Better At Supporting International Workers

The Horizons Tracker

Choosing to move In management and business, self-initiated expatriates are defined as those who move to another country for work on their own initiative, intending to stay for a limited time. Migrants, on the other hand, move with the intention of staying long-term and often becoming citizens.

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In Asia, Power Gets in the Way

Harvard Business Review

In many Asian-headquartered corporations, this expression of power stomps flat the multi-level relationships and open communication required for innovation. Professor Geert Hofstede calls the phenomenon " power distance." It's hard to innovate under these conditions." What makes it particularly relevant in Asia?

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