Culture and gender in leadership : perspectives from the Middle East and Asia

The overall aim of this volume is to present the research studies carried out in the Middle East and Asia in the fields of culture and gender and their influence on leadership in particular. The cultures and practices of these geographical regions are very much varied and this book, Culture and Gender in Leadership: Perspectives from the Middle East and Asia, brings together analyses of these themes in selected countries of these two regions. The chapter authors use detailed descriptions, case studies and vignettes to speak to the cultural relativism and gender in leadership in these countries and provide a unique and comparative perspective drawn from their own cultures.This volume also contributes to the development of theory and empirical research found in these regions and through the collective efforts presented in this book, attempts to strengthen the body of knowledge and practice in the fields of culture and gender in leadership. As Asia is becoming the engine of economic growth for the world and Arab Spring is opening up new vistas in the Middle East, this book is a must read.

Author Notes

James Rajasekar is Assistant Professor in the faculty of Management at the College of Economics and Political Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman. He has over 22 years of experience in teaching, training, consulting and research in the fields of Strategic Management, Leadership, Cultural Influences in Management, and International Business. His research articles have appeared in national and international journals and at conferences and seminars. Consistently over the years, he has been rated as an effective teacher and trainer by hundreds of students and corporate executives. He received the best paper award from Emerald Literati during 2010 and was also one of the Country Coordinators for India for the GLOBE Project Phase III between 2000 and 2003 (a Wharton School funded and organized study).
Loo-See Beh is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya, Malaysia. She is Deputy Dean (International and Higher Degree) and sits on the board of a number of international journals and is a reviewers for local and international publications. Her research interests include public policy, public administration, human resource management, communication, leadership, organizational behaviour, sustainable development, and political economy.

James Rajasekar and Loo-See BehLoo-See Beh and William R. KennanJames Rajasekar and Salem Al Abri and Yasser S. TaboukFrancis Thaise A. Cimene and Alan N. AladanoXiao Ran Song and David BeckettEmile Kok-Kheng YeohAlexandre A. BachkirovAnna M. Danielewicz-BetzBrian T. O'DonoghueRajesh Kumar and Madhavi Harshadrai MehtaSami A. Khan and Deepanjana VarshneyStuart M. Schmidt and Unnikammu Moideenkutty and Adil Al-BusaidiHunmin KimSusan Wardak and Edna MitchellSara Alhaj and Constance Van Home

List of Tables and Figures	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xi
Notes on Contributors	p. xii
Introduction and Overview	p. 1
Section I Leadership
1 Leadership in the East: A Social Capital Perspective	p. 9
2 Visionary Leadership in the Arab World: Its Nature and Outcomes in the Omani Workplace	p. 37
3 Leadership Perspective from the Philippines: Its Implications for Theory, Research and Practice	p. 48
4 Conceptualizing Leadership for a Globalizing China	p. 64
5 Evolving Agencies amid Rapid Social Change: Political Leadership and State-Civil Society Relations in China	p. 82
Section II Culture
6 Organizational Leadership Decision Making in Asia: The Chinese Ways	p. 111
7 Glocalization of Leadership and Cultural Implications for Higher Education: A German-Saudi Case	p. 138
8 Face's Consequences: The Impact of "Face" on Leadership, Management and Follower Behaviour in Malaysia	p. 161
9 Indian Leadership: Concept and Context	p. 182
10 Transformational Leadership in the Saudi Arabian Cultural Context: Prospects and Challenges	p. 200
11 Expatriate and Omani Workplace Relationships and Individual Performance	p. 228
Section III Gender and Leadership
12 Glass Fence Thicker than Glass Ceiling: The Puzzling Gaps of Women's Leadership in Korea	p. 253
13 Why Women Are Missing: Women's Leadership in Afghanistan's Education Policy and Practice	p. 275
14 The Development of Arab Women Leaders: An Emirati Perspective	p. 297
Index	p. 317

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