Ranked #1 in the World
By Mansour Javidan, Mary Teagarden and David Bowen
When Alan, a rising star at a U.S.-based manufacturer, arrived in Beijing to take a position as the general manager for consumer products in China, he was energized and excited. He’d been charged with leading the firm’s expansion in what his bosses kept telling him was the fastest-growing market in the world. He thought the assignment would be straightforward and easy, but roadblocks quickly appeared. Alan’s enthusiasm gave way to frustration, and his company eventually called him back to the States. As it turns out, Alan’s employers had sent him to Beijing for the wrong reason. They’d assumed that a good track record at home is a predictor of success in the global arena. But they failed to consider Alan’s “global mindset.” Our research at the Thunderbird Global Mindset Leadership Institute has allowed us to define global mindset, measure it, and identify ways to improve it. In the end, our research allows companies such as Alan’s to take the guesswork out of expatriate assignments. Read the full article in the April 2010 issue of Harvard Business Review.
March 25th, 2010 at 5:07 pm
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April 3rd, 2010 at 11:29 pm
11 years ago I completed my MBA at Thunderbird. I just took my first international post in the Middle East. It is nice to see what we all kind of intuitively felt as students at Thunderbird articulated so effectively. Plus, it is a nice read in a well-renowned publication that is timely for me and others. Thanks!
April 22nd, 2010 at 3:21 pm
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Sharing meals with friends in Thunderbird was certainly the best preparation for me and my best memories.
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