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Organizational Dynamics, 2002, #30 (4), pp. 295-309

It is hardly surprising that many organizational stakeholders are deeply concerned about the kind of leadership that is required in global organizations. They ask themselves what such leaders have to do to be effective. What roles do they have to play? What-if anything-distinguishes an effective leader from an effective global leader? How do (and should) the global leader and the global organization interface? What does excellence mean in a global organization, and by what criteria should it be judged? The authors tried to unearth some answers to these questions by looking at the results of a large number of consultations and research projects that they have conducted in global organizations.