: Karina R. Jensen
: Leading Global Innovation Facilitating Multicultural Collaboration and International Market Success
: Palgrave Macmillan
: 9783319535050
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Responding to the need for organizations to improve global strategic planning and execution,this bookpresents a framework for effectively conceiving and executing new concepts for international markets. Filling an important gap in knowledge and research on global innovation, the author demonstrates how leaders can facilitate multicultural collaboration in service of organizational performance. Cases and findings are shared from international studies of over 200 leaders and 45 multinational firms with headquarters based in Asia, Europe, and North America.Leading Global Innovation provides a practice perspective with specific models and solutions for facilitating multicultural team collaboration, from concept to market. This book offers crucial guidance for executives, managers, consultants, and educators who would like to understand how to lead and orchestrate innovation in a culturally diverse and networked business environment.  

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Karina R. Jensen is a Practice Director at the Centre for Leadership and Effective Organisations and a Professor of Global Innovation and Leadership at NEOMA Business School in France. She is also the Founder and Managing Director of Global Minds Network, a consulting and training firm. An international management consultant, change facilitator, and educator with 20+ years of experience, she has launched and managed global products, services, and programs for leading multinational firms. Originally from San Francisco, she earned her PhD in international management at ESCP Europe in Paris.

Leading Global Innovation4
Preface7
Acknowledgments10
Contents12
List of Figures15
List of Tables16
List of Cases17
List of Tables16
1 Introduction: Achieving Innovation in a Global and Dynamic Environment19
The Evolving and Dynamic Global Business Environment20
Accelerating Global Innovation Through Multicultural Collaboration23
Bibliography28
Part I Vision: Global Leadership and Strategic Co-Creation29
2 Leading Global Innovation and Collaboration30
Demands of a Multicultural Organization31
The Global Leadership Development Journey33
Optimizing Multicultural Team Collaboration37
New Leadership Model for Multicultural Innovation and Collaboration38
Creation Phase and Empowering Leadership Behavior41
Planning Phase and Inclusive Leadership Behavior42
Validation Phase and Directive Leadership Behavior44
Execution Phase and Communicative Leadership Behavior45
Leadership Behaviors in Asia46
Global Leaders as Facilitators and Orchestrators47
Bibliography48
3 From Global Strategy to Strategic Co-creation50
Innovation Strategies for Mature and Emerging Markets51
Internationalizing Radical and Incremental Innovation54
Optimizing Creativity through Cultural Diversity56
The Challenges of Global Strategic Planning57
Local Roles within an Interdependent Organizational Network61
From Strategic Planning to Strategic Co-creation65
Bibliography69
Part II Dialogue: Nurturing Knowledge-Sharing and Learning72
4 Communicating in a Multicultural and Networked World73
The Role of Culture in Global Innovation74
The Dynamics of Cross-Cultural Communication74
Language and Project Communication76
Cultural Differences in Knowledge-Sharing77
Knowledge-Sharing and Multicultural Innovation78
Learning from Eastern and Western Perspectives86
Bibliography90
5 Listening to Local Market Voices92
Facilitating Multicultural Team Collaboration, from Concept to Market93
Building Trust Across Cultures and Functions97
Relationship-Building97
Listening98
Responsiveness98
Open Communication98
Project Contribution99
The Local View on Trust99
Motivation and Multicultural Team Collaboration100
Recognition and Engagement101
Responsiveness101
Listening102
Local Connection102
The Local View on Motivation102
Collective Wisdom through Collaboration105
Bibliography109
Part III Space: Creating an Environment for Inclusive Innovation110
6 Developing a Global Innovation Culture111
Nurturing an Inclusive Environment for Multicultural Organizations112
The Drivers of a Global Innovation Culture113
Optimizing Diversity Through Cultural Empathy114
Innovative Thinking Through Creativity116
Transparency and Sharing Through Collaboration117
Optimizing a Global Innovation Culture Through Organizational Routines119
Cross-cultural Team Interactions120
Shared Work Space120
Collaboration and Communication Tools121
Effective Project Process121
Inclusive Team Leadership121
Bibliography125
7 Creating an Inclusive Innovation Climate126
The Global Innovation Cycle and Project Process127
Multicultural Project Collaboration, from Planning to Execution128
Communication in Complex, Multicultural Team Contexts132
Development of an Inclusive Innovation Climate133
Enabling Local Connections to Customers and Markets137
Gathering Local Market Intelligence142
Managing and Sustaining Team Performance144
Enabling a Team Climate for Local Innovation and Collaboration145
Bibliography149
Part IV Multicultural Innovation: Leading Change from Planning to Execution150
8 Facilitating and Orchestrating a Successful Transformation151
Moving from Global Reach to Global Readiness152
Orchestrating Global Innovation Through Organizational Mechanisms153
Optimizing and Facilitating Multicultural Team Collaboration156
Connecting Global and Local Knowledge, from Concept to Market161
Social Networking162
Formal162
Informal163
Virtual163
Global and Local Knowledge-Sharing164
Cross-Cultural Learning165
Formal166
Informal167
Online168
Facilitating and Orchestrating Multicultural Innovation168
Bibliography171
9 The Future of Multicultural Innovation and Collaboration172
Practice: Optimal Solutions for Multicultural Collaboration174
Research: Future Needs for Global and Multicultural Innovation178
Bibliography180
10 Conclusion: Ready for Your World Tour?182
Index185