Includes bibliographical references and index.

Arab Middle East: Diwan, Ummah and Wasta: The Pillars of Arab Leadership / David Weir -- Argentina: Gauchos, Rebels and Dictators: Leadership in Argentina / Gabriela Barrial, Oscar Muiño and Dimitrios Vonofakos -- Association of Southeast Asian Nations: In Pursuit of ASEAN Pride / Vaseehar Hassan Bin Abdul Razack and Firoz Abdul Hamid -- Australia: Leadership Identity in the Making / Susan Long and Jane Chapman -- Brazil: Tensions, Contradictions and Development / Maria José Tonelli -- China: Paternalism and Paradox of Leadership at the Dawn of a New Era / Jeff de Kelijn ... [et al.] -- Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Ambiguities and Challenges of Leadership / Déo M. Nyamusenge -- Ethiopia: The Faces of Leadership in Ethiopia / Fentahun Mengistu, Vachel Miller and Girma Shimelis -- France: Exploring the French Paradoxes and Promises of Leadership / Valérie Petit -- Germany: German Leadership: A Dialectical Approach / Claudia Nagel -- India: Cultural Ethos and Leadership Styles: Indian Perspectives / Asha Bhandarker and Pritam Singh -- Japan: You're the Leader? The Long-Term Relational Approach to Japanese Leadership / Yasuhiro Hattori and Daniel Arturo Heller -- Mexico: The Essence of Leadership in Mexico / Maria Fonseca Paredes and Fernando Sandoval Arzaga -- Poland: Swaying Between Functionalism and Humanistic Management / Beata Jałocha and Michał Zawadzki -- Russia: Leadership in Russia: Between Hero and Victim / Ikaterina Belokoskova-Mikhaylova, Konstantin Korotov and Irena Izotova -- Scandinavia: Scandinavian Leadership and the (E)Quality Imperative -- South Africa: A Racialized and Gendered Leadership Landscape / Peliwe Mnguni and Jeremias J. De Klerk -- Turkey: Thriving on Uncertainty: Leadership in Turkey / Serdar Karabatı and Beyza Oba -- United Kingdom: Dis-United Kingdom? Leadership at a Crossroads / Richard Bolden and Morgen Witzel -- United States of America: Mourning in America: Leadership in the Divided States of America / Zachary Gabriel Green and CheryGetz -- Unravelling Leadership: Introduction to Analysis and Methodology / Simon Western -- The Four Discourses of Leadership / Simon Western -- Insider-Leadership: A Discourse Analysis / Simon Western -- Outsider-Leadership: In Search of Lack / Simon Western.

In 'Global Leadership Perspectives,' the editors have collated insights into leadership from a diverse set of authors in 20 countries and regions around the world, including socio-cultural analysis from experts in China, Brazil and Ethiopia. The book is split into two parts; its first part presents the local and regional variations in leadership from across the globe, with each of the 20 individual authors presenting the histories, cultures, tensions and social changes that shape the practice of everyday leadership in their respective region. In the second part, the editors then critically analyses these chapters and identify the key themes and specific issues, enabling the reader to challenge their own leadership perceptions and move beyond the normative, uncritical approach to leadership.