Leadership development in the Middle East
Leadership in the Middle East has never been as vital as it is in the wake of the global financial crisis and the Arab Spring--yet there is a lack of detailed knowledge concerning strategies for developing capacity in leadership, national skills and knowledge management. This volume aims to address...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Northampton, Mass
Edward Elgar
2011
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| Collection: | Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Leadership in the Middle East has never been as vital as it is in the wake of the global financial crisis and the Arab Spring--yet there is a lack of detailed knowledge concerning strategies for developing capacity in leadership, national skills and knowledge management. This volume aims to address this deficit. This book is the first text on the subject of leadership development in the Middle East to be published in English (drawing on both English and Arabic scholarship) and will contribute to the knowledge and understanding of leadership theory and practice in the global economy 1. Leadership, social development and political economy in the Middle East : an introduction / Beverly Dawn Metcalfe and Tony Murfin -- 2. Globalization, governance and leadership development in the Middle East / Rodney Wilson -- 3. Leadership and Islam / Abbas J. Ali -- 4. Leadership in the UAE / Abubakr M. Suliman and Rehana Hayat -- 5. Leadership and organizational change in the Middle East / Christopher J. Rees, Rashid Althakhri and Aminu Mamman -- 6. Leadership in the Sultanate of Oman / Richard Common -- 7. Leadership development philosophy and practice in Saudi Arabia / Fouad Mimouni and Beverly Dawn Metcalfe -- 8. Leadership in Jordanian organizations : how does it differ from leadership in Western organizations? / Samir Abuznaid and David Weir -- 9. Business leadership development in Iran / Kate Hutchings, Kavoos Mohannak and Sen Sendjaya -- 10. Leadership in Egypt / Gillian Rice -- 11. Leadership in Turkey : toward an evidence based and contextual approach / Mustafa F. Özbilgin -- 12. Making a difference in a troubled country : the case of entrepreneurial and female leadership in Yemen / Nabil Sultan -- 13. Women, leadership and development : reappraising the value of the feminine in leadership theorizing in the Middle East / Beverly Dawn Metcalfe and Lulwa Mutlaq -- 14. Turning neither to East nor West : social reform and a liberating ethics for leadership development / Beverly Dawn Metcalfe, Fouad Mimouni and Tony Murfin |
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| Physical Description: | xxii, 410 p ill., map |
| ISBN: | 9781847206152 1847206158 9780857938114 9780857938749 |