Leadership in a Diverse and Multicultural Environment: Developing Awareness, Knowledge, and Skills

Leadership in a Diverse and Multicultural Environment provides leaders with the tools necessary to effectively interact with all individuals. Although much of the research related to multiculturalism has focused on expatriates and international assignments, the book also focuses on leaders in domestic organizations, as they can benefit from developing their own multicultural awareness, knowledge, and skills. Effective leaders can shape the culture of their organization to be accepting of individuals from all races, ethnicities, religions, and genders with a minimum of misunderstandings.

Connerley (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U.) and Pedersen (Syracuse U.) address leading in a diverse environment with a culture-centered approach, and examine multicultural awareness, knowledge, and skills training through a three-stage developmental sequence as a primary strategy in leadership. Parts of the text are based on Pedersen's Handbook for Developing Multicultural Awareness, Third Ed. (American Counseling Assoc., 2000). Suitable as a supplemental text for undergraduate- and graduate-level international management, leadership, or diversity-related courses in the business curriculum, and for leadership courses taught in education and communication departments. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Paul Pedersen is Paul Pedersen is currently Professor Emeritus in Counseling and Human Services at Syracuse University and Visiting Professor in the Department of Psychology, University of Hawaii.

He is a Fellow in the American Psychological Association Division 7 (counseling), 9 (social issues) 45 (ethnic minorities) and 52 (international).

He has published 40 books, 71 chapters and 94 articles on aspects of multicultural counseling, international psychology and related topics, including:

Pedersen, P., Draguns J.G., Lonner W., & Trimble J. (2002) Counseling across cultures: Fifth edition, Thousand Oaks, CA, SAGE, Pedersen, P. (1999) Hidden messages in culture-centered counseling: A Triad Training Model, Thousand Oaks, Ca.: SAGE.

Pedersen, P. (1997). Culture-centered counseling interventions: Striving for accuracy. Newbury Park, CA: SAGE.

Pedersen, P. & Hernandez, D. (1997). Decisional interviewing in a cultural context: Structured exercises. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

Jandt, F. & Pedersen, P. (1996). Constructive conflict management: Asian and Pacific cases. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

Pedersen, P. , Draguns, J., Lonner, W., & Trimble, J. (1996). Counseling across cultures: Fourth edition. Newbury Park, CA: SAGE.

Ponterotto, J.G. & Pedersen, P.B. (1993). Prejudice prevention: A developmental counseling perspective. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.

Pedersen, P., Marsella,A., & Sartorius, N. (Eds.). (1984). Mental health services: The cross cultural context. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications.

He has been a Senior Fellow at the East West Center for six years and a Senior Fulbright Scholar at National Taiwan University for one year.

Mary Connerley is Associate Professor, Department of Management, Pamplin College of Business,Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Before coming to Virginia Tech, Dr. Connerley worked for five years with the Executive Development Program at the University of Iowa where her responsibilities included evaluating the entire program for thoroughness and continuity and serving as liaison between executives and faculty. Dr. Connerley has taught courses at the undergraduate, MBA, and doctoral levels, including Principles of Management, Human Resource Management, Staffing, Training and Development, and Managing Diversity in the Workplace. She has also been involved as a Management and Professional Development Program Facilitator. Her most recent programs have dealt with acquiring and keeping good employees and managing a multi-generational workforce.

 

Dr. Connerley has been an active researcher and has published articles in journals such as Personnel Psychology, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Human Relations, as well as others. Her current research interests include various aspects of the staffing process, performance evaluation, and diversity. Honors for Dr. Connerley include being selected as a Multicultural Fellow at Virginia Tech, receiving a Pamplin College of Business Teaching Excellence Award, and receiving two Citations of Excellence for her research.