Reflecting Emerging Digital Technologies in Leadership Models

2018 ◽  
pp. 1662-1688
Author(s):  
Peter A. C. Smith ◽  
Tom Cockburn
Keyword(s):  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Global Business ◽  
Dynamic Leadership ◽  
Complex Thinking ◽  
Leadership Models ◽  
Business Environments ◽  
Successful Leadership ◽  
Business Complexity ◽  
Made In ◽  
Behavioral Competencies

In this chapter, Smith and Cockburn reaffirm the claim that they made in a previous book (Smith & Cockburn, 2013), namely that today's global business environments are characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity, and that leaders must focus less on developing behavioral competencies and more on complex thinking abilities and mindsets. In so doing, leaders must be familiar with emerging digital technologies, their benefits and drawbacks, and utilize these technologies in their practice as appropriate. In their previous book (Smith & Cockburn, 2013), the authors defined flexible and dynamic leadership models that assure successful leadership in the above turbulent contexts, and also described learning related processes that are essential to mastering the ability to learn and adapt at rates consistent with the business complexity leaders face. In this chapter, the authors extend their previous research (Smith & Cockburn, 2013), review newly emerging elements of social digital connectivity that are contributing to global business complexity, and explain how these elements may be applied by leaders to augment the power of the recommended dynamic leadership models.

Reflecting Emerging Digital Technologies in Leadership Models

2017 ◽  
pp. 1822-1848
Author(s):  
Peter A. C. Smith ◽  
Tom Cockburn
Keyword(s):  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Global Business ◽  
Dynamic Leadership ◽  
Complex Thinking ◽  
Leadership Models ◽  
Business Environments ◽  
Successful Leadership ◽  
Business Complexity ◽  
Made In ◽  
Behavioral Competencies

In this chapter, Smith and Cockburn reaffirm the claim that they made in a previous book (Smith & Cockburn, 2013), namely that today's global business environments are characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity, and that leaders must focus less on developing behavioral competencies and more on complex thinking abilities and mindsets. In so doing, leaders must be familiar with emerging digital technologies, their benefits and drawbacks, and utilize these technologies in their practice as appropriate. In their previous book (Smith & Cockburn, 2013), the authors defined flexible and dynamic leadership models that assure successful leadership in the above turbulent contexts, and also described learning related processes that are essential to mastering the ability to learn and adapt at rates consistent with the business complexity leaders face. In this chapter, the authors extend their previous research (Smith & Cockburn, 2013), review newly emerging elements of social digital connectivity that are contributing to global business complexity, and explain how these elements may be applied by leaders to augment the power of the recommended dynamic leadership models.

Reflecting Emerging Digital Technologies in Leadership Models

2014 ◽  
pp. 19-44
Author(s):  
Peter A. C. Smith ◽  
Tom Cockburn
Keyword(s):  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Global Business ◽  
Dynamic Leadership ◽  
Complex Thinking ◽  
Leadership Models ◽  
Business Environments ◽  
Successful Leadership ◽  
Business Complexity ◽  
Made In ◽  
Behavioral Competencies

In this chapter, Smith and Cockburn reaffirm the claim that they made in a previous book (Smith & Cockburn, 2013), namely that today's global business environments are characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity, and that leaders must focus less on developing behavioral competencies and more on complex thinking abilities and mindsets. In so doing, leaders must be familiar with emerging digital technologies, their benefits and drawbacks, and utilize these technologies in their practice as appropriate. In their previous book (Smith & Cockburn, 2013), the authors defined flexible and dynamic leadership models that assure successful leadership in the above turbulent contexts, and also described learning related processes that are essential to mastering the ability to learn and adapt at rates consistent with the business complexity leaders face. In this chapter, the authors extend their previous research (Smith & Cockburn, 2013), review newly emerging elements of social digital connectivity that are contributing to global business complexity, and explain how these elements may be applied by leaders to augment the power of the recommended dynamic leadership models.

Reflecting Emerging Digital Technologies in Leadership Models

2021 ◽  
pp. 26-64
Author(s):  
Tom Cockburn ◽  
Peter A.C. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Boards Of Directors ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Global Business ◽  
Dynamic Leadership ◽  
Complex Thinking ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
Leadership Models ◽  
Business Complexity

In this chapter, Smith and Cockburn reaffirm their claim in a previous book that today's global business contexts are volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA), and leaders must focus more on complex thinking skills and mindsets than developing behavioral competencies. In so doing, leaders must be familiar with the benefits and drawbacks of emerging digital technologies and use these technologies appropriately. In the previous book, the authors defined flexible and dynamic leadership models that assure success in the above contexts and described learning related processes essential to mastering the ability to adapt at rates consistent with the business complexity leaders now face. In this chapter, they extend their previous research and review newly emerging factors contributing to global business complexity in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR4.0) and explain how these elements may be applied by leaders, including CEOs and Boards of Directors, to augment the power of their recommended leadership models.

Global Business Complexity

2012 ◽  
Vol 54 (5) ◽  
pp. 607-608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary B. Teagarden
Keyword(s):  
Global Business ◽  
Business Complexity

scholarly journals Content and Language Integrated Learning – functional safety study programme in English

2018 ◽  
Vol 188 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-130
Author(s):  
Joanna Raczkiewicz ◽  
Krzysztof Golacki
Keyword(s):  
Language Teachers ◽  
Safety Engineering ◽  
Functional Safety ◽  
Global Business ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Business Environments ◽  
Study Programme ◽  
The Social ◽  
Efficient Information ◽  
Industrial Needs

Safety engineering has become a challenging and rewarding career field in the present day age of rapid technological and scientific advances. But how to raise student’s awareness regarding the legal and regulatory requirements introduced by safety organizations and government agencies? The aim of this paper is to show how successful cooperation between professionals in the field of safety engineering, especially functional safety and experienced university language teachers can boost student motivation and inspire them to face the social and industrial needs of changing business environments. We will try to prove that a tailor-made course provides students with efficient information about the subject, source material and vocabulary from the field of safety engineering. It will also enable students to use knowledge to respond to hazards and accidents. It will teach them to take independent decisions in emergency situations and prepare them to feel comfortable in the global business.

scholarly journals An Exploration of Digital Fashion in Pandemic Italy: Districts, Designers, and Displays

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Technological Changes ◽  
Design Production ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Fashion Designers ◽  
Cultural Media ◽  
Made In

Change is at the heart of the definition of fashion, as many theorists, designers and cultural analysts have shown. This article takes up this perspective to question the role of fashion design in the 21st century in the relation to cultural, media and technological changes. Adopting a field research approach, the paper analyses the interaction between fashion, designers and digital technologies that are emerging in Italy in order to re-grasp Made in Italy in a futuring perspective. The case studies were selected for their relevance to the digital in terms of design, production, and display. The paper analyses that the pandemic crisis is having on the Made in Italy, stimulating new ways of designing, understanding, producing, and consuming fashion.

Conceptualizing trust with cultural perspective in international business operations

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 1099-1118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mian Ajmal ◽  
Petri Helo ◽  
Rassel Kassem
Keyword(s):  
International Business ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Trust Building ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
Cultural Issues ◽  
Cultural Perspective ◽  
Global Business ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Business Environments ◽  
Building Process

Purpose The growing international landscape of business has underlined the significance of multiculturalism and the novel challenges it brings to business implementation. The purpose of this paper is to draw attention of the readers toward how trust can be conceptualized and how trust-building process is affected in global business environments where more and more projects and businesses come into operation. Design/methodology/approach This research employs intensive literature review to conceptualize trust and develop a model of culture effects for trust building in global business environment. However, this study is presently explanatory in nature because no empirical evidence is provided. Findings Culture is a significant factor in building trust among global project stakeholders for the reason that trust is vital for developing a well-functioning long-term business relationship. The study highlighted that cultural differences among project teams can cause conflict, misunderstanding, and poor project performance. Research limitations/implications Future empirical research should investigate various scenarios, types of projects, cultures, and countries. Cultural issues are pretty sensitive, which have immediate association with trust-building process among international project stakeholders. Diminutive systematic research has been done on the cultural effects for trust building in international business context. The probe of how culture affects trust building efforts in global business environments remains unrequited. Originality/value This study adds value by creating awareness in the research community for undertaking a detailed and comprehensive research on this topic, and because of its originality, it serves as a foundation for future studies.

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