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Leadership in Times of Globalisation and Uncertainty

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Contemporary work organisations around the world are lured by the same mantra repeating globalisation, globalisation, globalisation … The word brings with it a compelling imperative for organisational attention and action in order for them to survive and prosper in a constantly changing global marketplace where earlier models for thought and practice are proclaimed as being outdated (Lane & Down, 2010; Terrell & Rosenbusch, 2012).

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  1. Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Sweden

    Gun Sparrhoff

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  1. Dresden University of Technology, Germany

    Sandra Bohlinger

  2. Umeå University, Sweden

    Ulrika Haake

  3. Roskilde University, Denmark

    Christian Helms Jørgensen

  4. University of Helsinki, Finland

    Hanna Toiviainen

  5. Linköping University, Sweden

    Andreas Wallo

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Sparrhoff, G. (2015). Leadership in Times of Globalisation and Uncertainty. In: Bohlinger, S., Haake, U., Jørgensen, C.H., Toiviainen, H., Wallo, A. (eds) Working and Learning in Times of Uncertainty. Research on the Education and Learning of Adults. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-244-8_6

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