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Introduction. While Organizations Are Complex And Seemingly

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Introduction While organizations are complex and seemingly “living” organisms teeming with people, this complexity increases when it expands outside its home borders. Multinational corporations have carefully weighed the pros and cons of moving to a global level and developed a solid understanding of the various cultures in countries worldwide. This understanding is not always as solid as managers may think because uncertainties and other areas not considered arise. These may include formulating strategies, managing risks, or motivating people from multiple cultures. What of leadership styles? Often organizations discover that leadership across cultures is a greater problem than initially thought and it takes careful consideration before …show more content…

In Europe, Germany is still feeling the effects of the reunification of the East and West (Odd, 2004). This causes Europe to seem like it is performing worse than the U.S., so issues from prior years can have a long-lasting effect on a country. Past problems are not the only influencers, present or future changes can affect the decisions of a country. The U.S.’s new president, Trump, is discussing trade policies and economists are wary of the repercussions resulting from any changes any policies dealing with trade (Anderson, 2016). Attention to any issues a country is facing will help a multinational corporation make decisions that benefit the country and its population. There has been much research on various countries and their leadership approaches. The U.S. has been compared with Japan, India, China, the Middle East, and Latin America (Luthans, & Doh, 2015; Li, Tsui, Xin & Hambrick, 1999). Not surprisingly, views and beliefs differ among various cultures, but globalization influences some of the newer leaders and leans towards a more “modern” approach. Multinational corporations must develop the ability to decide which style and behavior are appropriate for a culture while maintaining a level of flexibility. Recent research has supported leadership that values people and encourages followers as people are a firm’s most valuable resources. A few styles include transformational, transactional,

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