Reinforcing “We”: Organizational Identity Custodianship in Global Leaders' Boundary-spanning
ISBN: 978-1-80071-838-8, eISBN: 978-1-80071-837-1
Publication date: 26 January 2022
Abstract
While the competencies required for global leaders' boundary-spanning have been significantly explored in literature, less attention has been paid to the processes involved in this work. This chapter examines global leaders' boundary-spanning actions, highlighting the need for leadership practices that enhance team cohesion and reinforce an organization's identity to global members. We introduce the organizational-theory concept of identity custodianship and demonstrate its use for understanding the social processes involved in global leaders' boundary-spanning.
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Acknowledgments
The authors wish to thank Sebastian Reiche and two anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments on earlier drafts of this chapter.
Citation
Swenddal, H., Nkhoma, M. and Gumbley, S. (2022), "Reinforcing “We”: Organizational Identity Custodianship in Global Leaders' Boundary-spanning", Osland, J.S., Reiche, B.S., Szkudlarek, B. and Mendenhall, M.E. (Ed.) Advances in Global Leadership (Advances in Global Leadership, Vol. 14), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 125-140. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1535-120320220000014006
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