Strategic Leadership in a Multipolar and AI-driven World: Integrating Indigenous and Global Contexts
Strategic leaders must develop an understanding of how their leadership can affect diverse stakeholders (Coombs and Gilley, 2005; Cao et al., 2006; Westphal et al., 2012; Park and Tzabbar, 2016; Zheng et al., 2017; Singh et al., 2023) in a multilateral dependent world, and be actively engage in varied cultural backgrounds, as well as ethics-based decision-making (Chin et al., 2013; Krasikova et al., 2013; Petrenko et al., 2016) beyond their organizational boundaries. Therefore, to comprehend the evolving leadership landscape in a multipolar and AI-driven world, this special issue welcomes manuscripts about strategic leadership on the given themes and perspectives in the contemporary environment. We encourage submissions that examine how indigenous approaches to leadership, particularly in emerging markets, can address contemporary challenges such as sustainability, digital transformation, and geopolitical volatility. Empirical research capturing the unique contexts and dynamics of strategic leadership within and between organizations in these markets is especially welcome.
List of Topic Areas
- Strategic leadership
- Multipolarity
- Indigenous leadership
- Leadership behaviour
- Leadership traits and skills
- Leadership styles
- Artificial intelligence
- Digitalization
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Key Deadlines
This Special Issue is now open for submissions
Closing date for manuscripts submission: 31/03/2026
Guest Editors
Professor Krishna Venkitachalam, Professor of Strategic Management, College of Business Administration, Ajman University, Ajman, UAE, venkitachalam@gmail.com
Professor José C. Alves, Dean and Professor of Management, Faculty of Business, City University of Macau, E-mail: josealves@cityu.edu.mo
Professor Thierry Burger-Helmchen, Professor of Innovation Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, BETA-CNRS, University of Strasbourg, France, E-mail: burger@unistra.fr
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