Proceedings | Management area | Year 2019 | |
Global Leadership in a Thai Contextby D. Vora; Astrid Kainzbauer | |
the Academy of International Business (AIB) 2019 Copenhagen Conference in
Copenhagen, Denmark 24-27 June 2019 |
AbstractDrawing upon the literature on global leadership, we explore factors associated with expatriate leadership success in Thailand. Analogically-based and semi-structured interview methods suggested several themes. These include: guiding, bridging, emotionally supporting, socializing, and indirectly communicating. These five facets appear to be interrelated, rather than separate. We interpret our results in line with Asian holistic thinking, drawing upon Thai-specific cultural attributes as well as the global leadership literature to conclude that global leadership competencies as well as adaptation to the local context are important for expatriate leader success in Thailand
Keywords: global leadership, expatriates, qualitative methods, Thailand |