An Interview with Christopher Bartlett
Ivey Business Journal Online › Vol. 74 Nbr. 1, January 2010
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In an interview, author Christopher Bartlett talks about his books and the qualities that a global manager must possess to be effective. He said that part of the reason his book entitled Managing Across Borders: The Transnational Solution was successful was purely an accident of timing. It did come at a time when companies were in the thrust of globalization. His other book, Transnational Management: Text, Cases and Readings in Cross Border Management, is an integrated book that looks at strategy, organization and management from a general manager's perspective. When asked about the qualities of an effective global manager, Bartlett said that managers have got to have that ability to see and recognize and acknowledge that the world is a source of that innovation and expertise, that the next CEO may be someone who was born in Italy or Japan.
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An Interview with Christopher Bartlett
Christopher Bartlett is one of the most prolific management thinkers, authors and academics of our time. He is the author or co-author of eight books, including Managing Across Borders: The Transnational Solution (Sumantra Ghoshal), named by the Financial Times as one of the 50 most influential books of the twentieth century, and The Individualized Corporation, named by Strategy + Business as one of the best business books for the Millennium. Another co-authored book, Transnational Management: Text, Cases and Readings in Cross Border Management, is about to have its 6th printing. Christopher Bartlett has also researched and written over 100 case studies and teaching notes.
Ivey Business Journal: Why do you think Managing Across Borders has been so successful?Christopher Bartlett: Part of the reason the book was successful was purely an accident of timing. It did come at a time when companies were in the thrust of globalization (First ed., 1989). Not only were companies expanding overseas from the United States,...See the full content of this document
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