Drawing on the experiences of six expatriate leaders who, collectively, had more than 78 years of experience managing United States Agency for International Development (USAID) international development projects in 26 countries around the world, this book provides a scholarly analysis of their...

Toxic work culture is driving away 1 in 5 employees at an annual cost of US $44.6 billion to American organizations. Yet ironically, toxic leaders often achieve stellar financial profits, continue to get promoted and remain in their leadership roles. In Toxic Leaders and Tough Bosses -...

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- About the Contributors -- Part I: Understanding Managerial Forensics -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: From Problem to Cause -- Chapter 3: Featherston Resources: A New, Clean, Green Fertilizer Business That Failed -- Chapter 4: Trust and Legal...

Cover -- Improving Health Care Management at the Top: How Balanced Boardrooms Can Lead to Organizational Success -- Contents -- CHAPTER 1: Gender diversity may be the answer to performance -- CHAPTER 2: Background-What theory reveals -- CHAPTER 3: The Canadian Local Health Integration...

1. The Gulf workforce -- 2. Culture in the Gulf -- 3. Communication in the Gulf -- 4. Intercultural communication -- 5. Negotiation styles in the Gulf -- 6. Management styles in the Gulf -- 7. Case studies -- Notes -- References -- Index.

Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1: A Pivotal Journey -- Introduction -- Living from the Inside Out -- Understanding Our Inner States of Mind -- People Are Mysteries to Be Appreciated -- Understanding What Makes Us Mysterious -- How Our Story...

Intro -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 1.1 BACKGROUND AND MOTIVATION -- 1.2 RESEARCH SETTING AND DEFINITIONS -- 1.3 RESEARCH APPROACH AND GUIDING QUESTIONS -- 1.4 COURSE OF THE INVESTIGATION AND OVERVIEW OF THE THREE ESSAYS -- 1.4.1 Essay 1: The Use and Effectiveness of Top Executive Dismissal -- 1.4.2...

"Acknowledgments" -- "About the Author" -- "Foreword" -- "Contents" -- "GAP 1: Common Understanding" -- "Chapter 1: Understanding the Problem" -- "GAP 2: Alignment between Corporate Goals and Projects" -- "Chapter 2: Creating and Maintaining Corporate Alignment" -- "GAP 3: Engaged Executive...

"Front Cover" -- "Title Page" -- "Half Title" -- "Copyright" -- "Contents" -- "Dedication" -- "Preface" -- "Part I: Manager Onboarding Defined" -- "Chapter 1. What Is a Manager?" -- "Chapter 2. What Is Onboarding?" -- "Chapter 3. Where the Need for Manager Onboarding Might Surface" -- "Part II:...

Toxic work culture is driving away 1 in 5 employees at an annual cost of US $44.6 billion to American organizations. Yet ironically, toxic leaders often achieve stellar financial profits, continue to get promoted and remain in their leadership roles. In Toxic Leaders and Tough Bosses -...