Global Leadership

So Noxious a Premonition

by Mohamed Eno

Excerpted from my forthcoming volume Guilt of Otherness: A Brief Personal Memoir in Poetry

Strong and weak leadership exist everywhere, in every profession, and academia is not an exception. This verse is... more Strong and weak leadership exist everywhere, in every profession, and academia is not an exception. This verse is dedicated to all men and women academics who at some point in their professional life felt oppressed, frustrated or marginalized for one reason or another by the powers that be in their respective institutions.

A Bond So Sacrosanct

by Mohamed Eno

This is another excerpt from my poetry project in progress entitled A Verse for Zayed: Lessons on Leadership and Its Legacy

Leadership traits are judged by the strength of the bond and reciprocal loyalty between the leader and the followers. Leadership traits are judged by the strength of the bond and reciprocal loyalty between the leader and the followers.

Narratives of Latin American global managers: making sense of the failure

by Hugo Gaggiotti

Forthcoming

Wall Street to Main Street: Economic Disparity has One Common Concern

by Dhiman Chowdhury

The continued anti-corporation protests that now sprung around the world lacks contemplation of one common concern:... more The continued anti-corporation protests that now sprung around the world lacks contemplation of one common concern: the undertow that ostensibly wafts in corporations exist in our society too.  In fact, we are in part responsible. Solution to this predicament is to instigate behavioral change. The OCBS (Organizational Citizenship Behavior towards Sustainability) formulation is pragmatic and judicious to this aspect and shown promising result.

Global leadership success through emotional and cultural intelligences

by Ilan Alon

Neal, M. and Tansey, R. 2010. The dynamics of effective corrupt leadership: Lessons from Rafik Hariri‟s political career in Lebanon, Leadership Quarterly, 21(1): 33-49.

by Mark Neal

This article introduces the notion of “effective corrupt leadership” to distinguish those in public office who engage... more This article introduces the notion of “effective corrupt leadership” to distinguish those in public office who engage in corrupt practice, who are more effective, and better for their people, than alternatives. The paper examines a case of such leadership by discussing the career of the late Rafik Hariri, the Lebanese Prime Minister who initiated and achieved the rebuilding of Beirut after the Lebanese civil war between 1975 and 1990. Using the historical case-study method, an examination of Hariri's activities allows us to appreciate the difficulties of achieving tangible welfare benefits in corrupt circumstances. Notably, the moralizing attacks by Hariri's rivals show that while achieving and sustaining political powermay require corrupt practice, such practice can
ultimately undermine the leader authority and power. This “blifil paradox” demonstrates how difficult it is to lead effectively in corrupt circumstances. Through a discussion of these difficulties and challenges, the article attempts to demonstrate the significance of “effective corrupt leadership”, both in terms of its impact upon people, and its importance for the refinement of our understanding of leadership.

Converging Technologies: The Future of the Global Information Society

by Christopher Altman

First Committee chair report to the UN General Assembly, RSA Information Security Award for Outstanding Achievement (2004).

"Christopher Altman, Chairman of the UNISCA First Committee on Disarmament and International Security, was recently selected as recipient of the RSA Information Security Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Policy for his report to the General Assembly, "Converging Technologies: The Future of the Global Information Society."

"The RSA Conference and Awards is the world's most prestigious international information security conference for organizations that deploy, develop or investigate security or cryptography."

"Previous RSA Keynote speakers and Awards Recipients include Bill Gates, Microsoft Corporation, US Congressman Tom Davis, and Richard Clarke, former White House Security Advisor. "

The complex web of the global information grid will undergo explosive changes over coming decades. As advances in... more The complex web of the global information grid will undergo explosive changes over coming decades. As advances in science and technology converge, a myriad array of discoveries in biotechnology, nanotechnology and information technology will produce unpredictable effects that must be accounted for in any estimate of what the world will look like in this future. A strategically important feature of this world will be the emerging trend of information warfare. Though still immature at present day, this trend will become increasingly dominant in the years to come. The information warfare of tomorrow will be radically different from its prototype today. No longer will it be confined to the mainframes of the Internet or to corporate databases: the battleground of the future will draw into its scope the scientific advances being made today in bio and nano technologies. The divisions between man and machine will blur. When networked technologies are ubiquitous, a state-sponsored attack on electronic networks can have far-reaching, and devastating, physical consequences.