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Reflections From Advances in Global Leadership's Emerald Literati Award Winners (2023)
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Osland, J., Levy, O., Peiperl, M., Huesing, T., Ludema, J., Nelson, J., Gyamfi, N., Lee, Y.-T., Adler, N., Bolden, R., Lyndgaard, D. B., Nielsen, R., Ruiz, L., Žilinskaitė, M., & Miska, C. (2023). Reflections From Advances in Global Leadership's Emerald Literati Award Winners. Advances in global leadership, 15, 181-213. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1535-120320230000015006

The book/journal editors of Emerald Publishing are asked to select the Outstanding Author Contribution in each volume, which is a difficult choice. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Emerald Literati Awards were handed out in a ceremony at the Academy... Read More about Reflections From Advances in Global Leadership's Emerald Literati Award Winners.

Secrecy in practice: How middle managers promote strategic initiatives behind the scenes (2021)
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Toegel, I., Levy, O., & Jonsen, K. (2022). Secrecy in practice: How middle managers promote strategic initiatives behind the scenes. Organization Studies, 43(6), 885-906. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840621998563

In this study, we focus on secrecy within organizations and examine why and how middle managers use secrecy to explore and promote strategic initiatives. We conceptualize secrecy as a dynamic social process that unfolds in the political arena and is... Read More about Secrecy in practice: How middle managers promote strategic initiatives behind the scenes.

Perspectives on global leadership and the Covid-19 crisis (2021)
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Osland, J., Mendenhall, M. E., Reiche, B. S., Szkudlarek, B., Bolden, R., Courtice, P., Vaiman, V., Vaiman, M., Lyndgaard, D. B., Nielsen, K., Terrell, S., Taylor, S., Lee, Y.-T., Stahl, G. K., Boyaçigiller, N. A., Huesing, T., Miska, C., Zilinskaite, M., Ruiz, L., Shi, H., …Maznevski, M. (2021). Perspectives on global leadership and the Covid-19 crisis. Advances in global leadership, 13, 3-56. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1535-120320200000013001

As the world struggled to come to grips with the Covid-19 pandemic, over twenty scholars, practitioners, and global leaders wrote brief essays for this curated chapter on the role of global leadership in this extreme example of a global crisis. Their... Read More about Perspectives on global leadership and the Covid-19 crisis.

Determinants of transnational social capital: opportunity–investment–ability perspective (2019)
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Levy, O., Jonsen, K., Peiperl, M., Bouquet, C., & Humbert, A. L. (2021). Determinants of transnational social capital: opportunity–investment–ability perspective. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 32(16), 3370-3401. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2019.1629984

This study suggests that it is critical for executives todeveloptransnational social capital(TSC), or professionalrelationships and ties that span national borders. We firstprovide a conceptual framework and careful operationaliza-tion of TSC tha... Read More about Determinants of transnational social capital: opportunity–investment–ability perspective.

Transcultural Brokerage: The Role of Cosmopolitans in Bridging Structural and Cultural Holes (2018)
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Levy, O., Lee, H.-J., Jonsen, K., & Peiperl, M. (2019). Transcultural Brokerage: The Role of Cosmopolitans in Bridging Structural and Cultural Holes. Journal of Management, 45(2), 417-450. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206318773404

The growth and proliferation of global systems and transnational cultures have generated larger and more diverse types of cosmopolitans, all of whom span conventional social boundaries. Understanding this diversity is increasingly important because c... Read More about Transcultural Brokerage: The Role of Cosmopolitans in Bridging Structural and Cultural Holes.

The politics of cultural capital: Social hierarchy and organizational architecture in the multinational corporation (2017)
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Levy, O., & Reiche, B. S. (2017). The politics of cultural capital: Social hierarchy and organizational architecture in the multinational corporation. Human Relations, 71(6), 867-894. https://doi.org/10.1177/0018726717729208

How is social hierarchy in multinational corporations (MNCs) culturally produced, contested and reproduced? Although the international business literature has acknowledged the importance of culture, it gives little consideration to its role in constr... Read More about The politics of cultural capital: Social hierarchy and organizational architecture in the multinational corporation.

Cosmopolitanism in a Globalized World: An Interdisciplinary Perspective (2016)
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Levy, O., Peiperl, M., & Jonsen, K. (2016). Cosmopolitanism in a Globalized World: An Interdisciplinary Perspective. Advances in global leadership, 9, 281-323. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1535-120320160000009009

In this chapter, we develop a conceptual framework for cosmopolitanism as an individual-level phenomenon situated at the intersection of the moral, political, and sociocultural perspectives. The framework explicates the interrelations between macrole... Read More about Cosmopolitanism in a Globalized World: An Interdisciplinary Perspective.

Perceived senior leadership opportunities in MNCs: The effect of social hierarchy and capital (2015)
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Levy, O., Taylor, S., Boyaçigiller, N. A., Bodner, T. E., Peiperl, M., & Beechler, S. (2015). Perceived senior leadership opportunities in MNCs: The effect of social hierarchy and capital. Journal of International Business Studies, 46(3), 285-307. https://doi.org/10.1057/jibs.2014.53

Drawing on the structural perspective in organizational theory, this study develops a conceptual framework of the social hierarchy within the multinational corporation (MNC). We suggest that parent country nationals (PCNs), host country nationals (HC... Read More about Perceived senior leadership opportunities in MNCs: The effect of social hierarchy and capital.

Cross-Border Mobility of Self-Initiated and Organizational Expatriates (2014)
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Peiperl, M., Levy, O., & Sorell, M. (2014). Cross-Border Mobility of Self-Initiated and Organizational Expatriates. International Studies of Management and Organization, 44(3), 44-65. https://doi.org/10.2753/IMO0020-8825440303

Globalization in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries has been marked by an increase in cross-border mobility of the highly skilled. Though self-initiated expatriation is a widespread phenomenon, it has received relatively little atten... Read More about Cross-Border Mobility of Self-Initiated and Organizational Expatriates.

Transnational social capital: A conceptualization and research instrument (2013)
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Levy, O., Peiperl, M., & Bouquet, C. (2013). Transnational social capital: A conceptualization and research instrument. International Journal of Cross Cultural Management, 13(3), 319-338. https://doi.org/10.1177/1470595813485940

In this study, we introduce a conceptual framework for transnational social capital as a higher order multidimensional construct. Consistent with this view, we develop and validate a 11-item scale aimed at measuring bridging and bonding social capita... Read More about Transnational social capital: A conceptualization and research instrument.

On the Rocky Road to Strong Global Culture (2010)
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Levy, O., Taylor, S., & Boyaçigiller, N. A. (2010). On the Rocky Road to Strong Global Culture. MIT Sloan management review, 51(4), 20-22

It’s not easy to build a strong organizational culture worldwide — but “cultural hubs” beyond headquarters can help.

Global Mindset: A Review and Proposed Extensions (2007)
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Levy, O., Taylor, S., Boyaçigiller, N. A., & Beechler, S. (2007). Global Mindset: A Review and Proposed Extensions. Advances in international management, 19, 11-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1571-5027%2807%2919002-1

In this section, we offer a careful and systematic review of the theoretical and empirical studies relating to global mindset that have been published in books and peer-reviewed journals. This review includes studies that use differing terms to refer... Read More about Global Mindset: A Review and Proposed Extensions.

What we talk about when we talk about ‘global mindset’: Managerial cognition in multinational corporations (2007)
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Levy, O., Beechler, S., Taylor, S., & Boyaçigiller, N. A. (2007). What we talk about when we talk about ‘global mindset’: Managerial cognition in multinational corporations. Journal of International Business Studies, 38(2), 231-258. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400265

Recent developments in the global economy and in multinational corporations have placed significant emphasis on the cognitive orientations of managers, giving rise to a number of concepts such as ‘global mindset’ that are presumed to be associated wi... Read More about What we talk about when we talk about ‘global mindset’: Managerial cognition in multinational corporations.

The influence of top management team attention patterns on global strategic posture of firms (2005)
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Levy, O. (2005). The influence of top management team attention patterns on global strategic posture of firms. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 26(7), 797-819. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.340

Drawing upon the managerial cognition and the upper echelons perspectives, this study proposes that the cognitive capabilities of top executives significantly affect globalization efforts. Specifically, the study suggests that managerial attention pa... Read More about The influence of top management team attention patterns on global strategic posture of firms.