The Global Leadership Field and Doctoral Education: Advancing the Discipline through a Targeted Curriculum

Abstract

Global leadership is a vibrant and still emerging field of study. As scholarship grows in this area, the boundaries of the field become more defined. This has a direct impact on curriculum selection for courses and degree programs focused on global leadership. This article begins by exploring how emerging areas of study become recognized as disciplines and applies this knowledge to the global leadership discipline. We also look at doctoral-level degree programs in global leadership, comparing, and contrasting their offerings and approaches, and reflecting on global leadership doctoral education’s role in the ultimate crafting of the discipline. Finally, the curriculum strategies within the doctoral program in global leadership at Indiana Tech are discussed to illustrate the complex and multidisciplinary approach required to prepare global leadership scholars-practitioners.

Citation

Tolstikov-Mast, Y., Bieri, F., Walker, J.L., Wireman, A. and Vaiman, V. (2018), "The Global Leadership Field and Doctoral Education: Advancing the Discipline through a Targeted Curriculum", Advances in Global Leadership (Advances in Global Leadership, Vol. 11), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 313-343. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1535-120320180000011012