The competencies of global managers in multinational corporations
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Purpose: 2
Multinational corporations have become one of the most important
drivers of continuous globalization and constant developments in the
global economy. Doing the business globally, across borders in diversified
environment they have given rise of and put an emphasis on such
concepts as “global managers” and cross-cultural management. The aim
of the article is to identify of the key competences of global managers in
cross-cultural management of multinational corporations.
Design/methodology/approach:
The methodology for this study is a review of the relevant literature
on global management competencies. The authors looked into the knowledge, competencies and skills of global mangers in multinational
environment.
Findings:
A critical analysis of the literature enabled an identification of the key
competencies of successful global managers such as cultural self-awareness,
intercultural communication or global mindset. It showed also the
role of cross-cultural management in multicultural enterprises
Research limitations/implications:
The literature review conducted in this paper reveals the gap in the
research on global managers’ competencies and their impact on the performance
of multinational corporations.
Original value:
The competences of global managers of multinational corporations are
not studied very often; however they seem to be very important source of
success of the MNCs. The literature review gives an insight to the current
state of knowledge in this field required for managers working in culturally
diverse teams in multinational corporations.
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