Assessing the Global Mindset of Business Leaders: The Case of Firms of the Ethiopian Freight Forwarder and Shipping Agents - EFFSAA
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2021-03
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
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
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Business Leadership, global mindset, Global mindset