Global Strategy + Leadership
Global strategy and leadership draws on a number of disciplines, including strategy, organizational behaviour, entrepreneurship and international business. To grow profitably in the 21st century, all enterprises must continuously innovate, leverage international trade and manage in an increasingly integrated and competitive global economy.
Research in this area includes how to expand a firm internationally, manage a multi-cultural workforce, launch a new venture and promote sustainable development. Through conferences, seminars, articles and working papers, the Centre for Strategy Studies in Organizations promotes the execution and dissemination of research on issues central to organizations. The Centre’s members employ diverse approaches to strategy and strategic change research, including longitudinal/qualitative and advanced quantitative methods. Issues focus on the formation of strategic direction, the coordination of organizational activities and the relationship between organizations and society. The Faculty is committed to further developing and strengthening its international activities through the Power Corporation Centre for International Management Studies. This Centre maintains a global network of institutional contacts that support the Faculty’s teaching and research on international subjects. It initiates innovative management education programs and contributes to fundraising efforts with alumni and international organizations. Desautels is also dedicated to the advancement and understanding of globalization, international management and firm competitiveness. Through the Program for International Competitiveness, the Faculty promotes the development and delivery of new and innovative business models and capacity building initiatives that create globally savvy students, managers, policy makers and globally competitive enterprises. Desautels Professor Nancy J. Adler, an internationally-acclaimed management scholar and accomplished painter, is a pioneer in the increasingly important integration of art and leadership.
