Culture and Gender in Leadership: Perspectives from the Middle East and Asia

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Introduction and Overview....Pages 1-6
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
Leadership in the East: A Social Capital Perspective....Pages 9-36
Visionary Leadership in the Arab World: Its Nature and Outcomes in the Omani Workplace....Pages 37-47
Leadership Perspective from the Philippines: Its Implications for Theory, Research and Practice....Pages 48-63
Conceptualizing Leadership for a Globalizing China....Pages 64-81
Evolving Agencies amid Rapid Social Change: Political Leadership and State–Civil Society Relations in China....Pages 82-107
Front Matter....Pages 109-109
Organizational Leadership Decision Making in Asia: The Chinese Ways....Pages 111-137
Glocalization of Leadership and Cultural Implications for Higher Education: A German-Saudi Case....Pages 138-160
Face’s Consequences: The Impact of “Face” on Leadership, Management and Follower Behaviour in Malaysia....Pages 161-181
Indian Leadership: Concept and Context....Pages 182-199
Transformational Leadership in the Saudi Arabian Cultural Context: Prospects and Challenges....Pages 200-227
Expatriate and Omani Workplace Relationships and Individual Performance....Pages 228-250
Front Matter....Pages 251-251
Glass Fence Thicker than Glass Ceiling: The Puzzling Gaps of Women’s Leadership in Korea....Pages 253-274
Why Women Are Missing: Women’s Leadership in Afghanistan’s Education Policy and Practice....Pages 275-296
The Development of Arab Women Leaders: An Emirati Perspective....Pages 297-316
Back Matter....Pages 317-329