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    Assessing the Global Mindset of Business Leaders: The Case of Firms of the Ethiopian Freight Forwarder and Shipping Agents - EFFSAA
    (Addis Ababa University, 2021-03) Ayele, Kokeb; Asrat, Bahran (PhD)
    Organizations which have cross-border business operations are increasing looking for leadership team with heightened awareness and understanding of global business complexity and thinking. This study offers a contribution to understanding of global mindset for business leaders which have business operation in such environment. It assessed the current understanding of the business leaders about global mindset within Ethiopia logistic sector, special focus was given to Ethiopian Freight Forwarders and Shipping Agents Association (EFFSAA) member firms leadership, with the aim of identifying opportunities for global leadership mindset development or cultivation. The individual level business leader’s global mindset capitals and competences were assessed based on the Global Mindset Inventory model (GMI) of Thunderbird´s Global Mindset Institute. The quantitative findings were analyzed in refence to the three global mindset capitals and the nine competences of GMI. It was found that the business leaders have global mindset which help them in their current size of global operation. On the other hand, given the sector growth and stage of transition to more global focused interconnectivity, the qualitative assessment showed how it is imperative for sector leaders to cultivate/develop a global mindset in order to lead in more sustainable way to survive in the fast paced changing global context