Researchers and practitioners have long regarded narcissism as a dysfunctional personality type that engages in self-defeating and competitive conflict behaviors. Boulding (1965) defined conflict as incompatible activities or perceptions occurring between individuals or groups such that ones...

Business is internationalizing and the Canadian population is getting more culturally diverse. Conflict due to cultural differences may rise in interpersonal as well as business negotiations. Negotiators may also not see the benefits that a more cooperative negotiation strategy would bring....

The term “cultural mosaic” reflects Canadian social ideology regarding multiculturalism. Unlike a “melting pot” that emphasizes blending and abandonment of cultural heritage, a cultural mosaic describes a society in which cultural groups live and work together maintaining their unique...

Women entrepreneurs from two Central European countries with relatively new market economies were interviewed for this research. The authors describe the experiences and motivation of these women international business owners and compare them to the literature on women entrepreneurs in North...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare women's mentoring experience in nine countries within the Americas, and to explore linkages between personal characteristics, mentoring practices, mentoring functions, and consequences of being mentee. Design/methodology/approach – A total of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine career‐life issues of successful women in the Americas. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 30 interviews were conducted with successful women in Canada, Argentina and Mexico. Themes were pulled from the interview transcripts for each...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider effective leadership in Africa and the African diaspora. This paper reports the results of emic research in Uganda, Barbados, Canada and the USA. Design/methodology/approach – A Delphi technique using open‐ended questions solicited ideas...