Heiko Filthuth Bücher

The essay explores the importance of intercultural skills in leadership selection for multinational companies (MNCs). It emphasizes that leaders should adapt their styles to effectively engage with diverse cultural backgrounds within the organization. This adaptability can lead to a coexistence of various leadership styles, such as autocratic, democratic, and visionary, being utilized simultaneously across the MNC. The focus on these skills is crucial for achieving organizational success in a multicultural environment.

The essay explores the strategic considerations necessary for businesses contemplating international expansion, emphasizing the importance of understanding target markets' risks and opportunities. It evaluates global market dynamics from a 2013 perspective, addressing economic factors, business practices, and cultural nuances. While it includes insights from various countries, the analysis is primarily rooted in a European context, providing a comprehensive view of international business planning.

Exploring the nuanced relationship between conflict avoidance and effective leadership, this essay presents an empirical study aimed at clarifying how avoiding conflict may enhance leadership quality. It invites further research into this complex and subjective area, providing a comprehensive introduction, a literature review with significant references, and a proposed methodology for future studies. The work emphasizes the need for deeper exploration into the dynamics of leadership styles and their implications.

Having corporate values is beneficial to a company; on this the academic literature does agree. But where exactly these benefits come from and how they can be measured remains cloudy. Since previous studies have addressed the relation between corporate ethics and financial performance, this research has a new focus on the identification of other benefits from the introduction of corporate values. Using primary data from 88 executives and approximately 1,700 employees of a group of service companies, 40 determinants were identified to measure benefits from corporate values. Proof was found that corporate values have substantial positive benefits beyond those already identified on the finance side. Results encourage researchers to continue investigating this field of leadership and leaders to monitor the introduction of corporate values carefully.