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Introduction Research aims Research question Research objective Limitations of research Literature review Research method Deductive method Inductive method Types and sources of data used Data collection methods Analysis of data Ethical implication Time Schedule Reference

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Introduction The term leadership has gained its influence in the post industrial era where the leadership influenced the performance of the organisation. The globalisation has increased the world economy which also raised the demand for the global leadership in particular to handle the issues in the organisations that operate in the global environment. But there is a difference between the leader and a global leader. According to the reports the need for the leadership is increasing year by year in the global environment to move on the organisation in a developmental path and make it sustainable with the market. The culture in the global environment is playing a crucial role in the performance in the organisation. This has to be handled with awareness that if not taken care then the culture could damage the business. This aids the organisation to attain competitive edge over the competitors in the business market. Though the organisations have started to develop the leadership quality, the need for the global leader is continuously rising. The roles functions of the global leader along with the skills are analysed. Research aim The purpose of the research is to gain knowledge about the leadership in the global environment in the eve of rising demand in the organisations. The result of global leader in the organisation and the benefits are expected to identify. Research question In order to understand the term global leadership and its effect on the organisation along with the benefits, research must be carried on the following question What is leadership? What are the qualities of leadership? Differentiate global leadership with that of leadership What are the skills that one should possess for being a global leader? What is the roles and functions that the global leader should perform? How effective the organisation when led by a global leader? What are the benefits that an organisation will achieve due to the presence of global leader?
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Compare the various different qualities of successful global leader.

Research objective The purposed research helps to gain sound knowledge about the term global leadership and along with the need for a global leader in the business environment. The clear definition of the tasks that a global leader has to perform is explored. Apart from this the merits and demerits of an organisation having a global leader are identified. The specific set of skills for a global leader is planned to bring into light. Limitations of the Research This shows the clear boundary for the research that is carried on the skills of global leader. There are many processes that set the limitations of the research. Some of the factors that define the limitation of the research are information collection, knowledge about the research, accuracy of the data collected for the research and so on. The information collected must be quiet enough to carry out the research on the global leadership. The insufficiency in data collected would lead to block the whole project. The accuracy of the data collected would depict the accuracy of the result of the research. The cost involved in the project would also limit the research carried out to a confined one. Moreover risks in the project may hinder the research into next stage. Literature review Global leaders and their skills Leadership is stated as the "process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task. (Miller, 2003) Philip Crosby thinks leadership is deliberately causing people-driven actions in a planned fashion for the purpose of accomplishing the leaders agenda.(Philip Crosby, 1993). Though there are variety of definitions for the leadership Leadership has been defined in terms of traits, behavior, influence, interaction patterns, role relationships, and occupation of an administrative position (Stogdill 1974), (Barker, 2002). The leader has become one of the important icon in the business due to its dynamic change. There are not only change in the business but also differs widely from that of the traditional
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business. It has posted some many challenges like managing and moving along with the technological advancements, competitions, change in the rules and regulations of the business by governments and the most important aspect is the change in the attitude of employee. So the need of effective leadership has given rise in the organisations. (Hout, 1999) It is important for the leaders to manage with the cultures that they are operating in. The global leader would be responsible for the making the employee to move in a unified path of success. So he has to maintain the cultural integrity among the employees to achieve the target in the multinational organisation. Since the global organisations operate in different locations according to their needs their culture may vary with that of the location where it works. But the diversity within the employees could be used as a positive trigger to approach problems in different manner to find an efficient solution. Thus the global leaders communicate their vision to his employees and make them move towards the organisational goal. That is how the global leader differs from that of leader, by understanding the cultures that is followed at different places in different parts of the world. There are different cultures in the same organisations operating in different locations. Apart from the culture another most important factor that has brought revolution in the business is the change. The change has been an inevitable factor in the business due to the changing demands of the needs of the customer. Only the effective global leaders understand the change and know the necessary for learning in order to grow and develop the organisation. So one of the most important trait of the leader is to make the change successfully within the organisation. In this case leaders would adapt to different roles while making a change in the organisation. This is the role that is difficult for many leaders due to lack of knowing the consequences of change. So implementing the change in the organisation is difficult. Leader has to face so many problems due to the changes in the organisation. But leader has to take it in a correct direction that is whether to resist or change. Leader is the one who could turn change into positive or negative notion to the organisation. Similar to the famous Chinese quote the boat on the water, the water can support the boat and the water also can overthrow the boat (SiMaQian, 2000). The implementation of change within the organisation has become the primary task for the global leaders to be performed in the global arena. The role of global leader in managing the

cultural effects and the change that occurs within the organisation has become more significant in the current situation. There are different types of leadership styles that have been followed in the global environment depending upon the need of the leadership. Apart from the culture and change, leader has to focus on the other contributing factors that aid the performance of the organisation. The employees must be motivated depending upon their needs. For this to happen, first the global leader has to understand the diversity among the employee and know their values. This would help the leader to gain the employee confidence thereby making them committed to the work by his influence. The effective leadership role in the multinational organisation leads to the rapid increase in the performance of the organisation. The benefits of the global leadership could be clearly understood while comparing the organisation without the global leader to lead their multinational operation. Research methodology The research on the global leadership and the skills required could be carried out in two methods. They are inductive and deductive methods through which the research is going to be carried out. The deductive method is known as the primary research method and the inductive method is known as the secondary research method. Deductive method This method of research is also known as the scientific research method which is very rigid. Here a hypothesis about the leadership is devised. This is similar to the theory about the leadership by comparing the characteristics and real time effects on the organisation. Based on this the information that what is the data is needed for the research is identified and methods to collect the data are also decided. From the data type decided and collection method, measurement type focuses the outcome of the research. At last from the measurement results a conclusion is given. The final decision about the theory that is created is given. Here the quantitative analysis performed on the skills and other factors of global leader in order to attain the objective.

Explanation of events by theory development

Observation of the relationship between at least two variables to test if the theory adopted is true

Basing your observations on the use of measurement by testing your theory.

Testing the hypothesis by drawing conclusions from your observations

Relating the implications of your conclusions back to the theory & then either verifying or falsifying (rejecting or accepting) your hypothesis.

Inductive method This method of research is not rigid as the deductive research method. The method of research is the better and practical approach for the research. More than that the data and the information collected are analyzed in qualitative method. So in contrast to the deductive method vast dimensions and the factors could be analysed. Large amount of information and data could be collected in this form which would be very useful for the success of the project. This would make the research to be efficient, effective and a quality one. Comparing both the methods of research, this method is more flexible and real time research method.

So as said earlier both the method of research are carried out to get an better outcome of the research which provides sound knowledge about the global leadership and fulfills all the objectives that has been mentioned. Types and sources of data There are two types of data that are used in the research. They are primary and secondary data. The primary data is the data that could be collected on the specific leader / the leadership in the particular organisation. This is the unique data and could be collected through various methods like surveys, questionnaire and interviews and so on. The secondary data is the data that is collected through the journals, articles, newspapers and magazines and various other third party sources of information. The information could be collected from the company documents and the annual reports. But the datas collected here are not unique as the primary data. Data Collection Methods This is one of the important part to carry on the research in a smooth manner. This is because the insufficiency in data collected may lead to termination of the research. So it is very important to plan the method and the type of data that is collected through which method. Various methods are adopted to collect data that are experiments, case studies, large surveys, interviews, and so on. Since in this research both the primary and secondary research methods are carried on apart from the above methods data from the secondary source of information could be also used. The information could be collected from the third parties by paying money but that would increase the cost of the research carried out.

Analysis of data The analysis is carried out by two approaches that are qualitative and quantitative type. Quantitative analysis This is the analysis of numerical data that has be collected for the research. This helps to get a clear picture of the situation or the condition that prevails in the organisation. The decisions that are based on the results could be made easily. These type of datas are less sensitive. Qualitative analysis The information used here is more sensitive. One should be aware while analyzing the data so as to avoid any further problems due to the result from the information. But there is no unique method to analyze the qualitative data so it all depends on the one or group that carries out the research. Qualitative analysis could be carried out in the model suggested by Seidel (1998). This research is mainly based on the three factors Noticing the things Observing the things Thinking about the things

The Data Analysis Process (Seidel, 1998)

Ethical implications Topic of the research Proper knowledge is required for those carrying out the research so as to be effective. The collection of data and its types and analysis could be easily proceeded with the knowledge on the topic. Time limit The research carried out is on the global leadership skills and the functions of the global leader. So there are high proportion of chances for the research to get widen once the research process starts. So depending on the time limit the research must be confined. Research group Since the topic is wide, a team is formed in order to carry on the research. The research team is developed in such a way that the whole research process is carried out effectively and efficiently. This would increase the adaptability and accuracy of the research. Risk and Return of the Research This is the risk involved in the project. The risk may be at any phase of research which puts a barrier in proceeding with the research. The research should be planned well before the start so as to avoid the risks involved in the research. The benefit of the research that is attained is known as return of the research. To be a sound research, the benefits must be high. Data Protection and confidentiality These both are important ethical issues that the researchers must follow. The information that is collected from the organisation must be protected and kept confidential. Few organisations tend to give data only at the promise of the data protection and confidentiality. So it is important to keep the data confidential to maintain the ethical issues involved in carrying out the research. The datas collected in this research would be about the global leaders so it is very important to keep it confidential. The results of the research also should be protected properly.

Time schedule As said earlier it is important to maintain the time for the research so that the result are utilized at the right point of time for the organisations. Since the research topic is wide, time frame must be developed and stick to it for efficient research. The time frame of the research includes the tasks that are to be performed in the research.

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Tasks to be performed

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Determination of Literature review

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Develop the questionnaire

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Collecting primary data

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Complete collection of required data

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Analysis of the data

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Revise literature review Draft 1st level report Draft 2nd level report

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Presentation

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