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underexplored. In the new era of globalization, the rise of integrated international networks and the pivotal role
TNCs in Global Value Chains, and the attendant policy challenges, the topic is ripe for thorough and sustained
investigation. The issues to be raised in the panel include: • Given that increasingly the size, content, volume
and direction of trade is under the common governance of TNCs and their decisions on where to locate foreign
direct investment (FDI), or set up non-equity modes (NEM) operations with host-country entrepreneurs, what
are the salient issues to be addressed and which data are required for the analysis • Value-chain based
analyses is one way of doing this (what are the alternatives); and this approach require a "re-imagining" of the
traditional interpretations of both trade and FDI patterns. What does a remapping of (a) global and (b) regional
value chains reveal • What are the implications for theory How do we understand and differentiate between
or reconfigure absolute, comparative and competitive advantage conceptually in the modern world – and
integrate them into a common framework for FDI, NEMs and trade • Given the pivotal role of TNCs in GVCs
and the investment and trade nexus, “responsible investment” also takes centre stage. How this issue is
analysed in conceptual/theoretical and practical terms has huge implications for sustainable development. •
Policymakers face the challenge of how to create synergies between investment and trade policies. How can
this be achieved What are the main policy issues that matter in this context (For more information, please
contact: Hafiz Mirza, Division on Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD, Switzerland: Hafiz.Mirza@unctad.org)
Session: 2.1.2 - Panel
Track: 6 - Innovation and Knowledge Mgmt.
Innovations in Leadership Development Learning from Outside Comfort Zones: Arts,
Nature, History, Science, Community, Context
Presented On: July 2, 2012 - 09:00-10:15
Chair: Danica Purg, IEDC-Bled School of Management
Panelists:
Danica Purg, IEDC-Bled School of Management
Nancy J. Adler, McGill University
Jonathan Cook, Gordon Institute of Business Science
Sergei Filonovich, National Research University Higher School of Economics
Today's leaders are challenged by issues which are complex, interconnected and constantly changing. The
challenges of today and tomorrow require innovative approaches, new visions – creative leadership. Traditional
forms of leadership and management development often fall short in preparing leaders for these realities as
they fail to cultivate reflective, holistic, socially responsible views and skills in leadership practice. As
Woodward and Funk have recently written, leaders must re-imagine the complex realities they face and reenvision
how to approach them. To achieve this requires innovative thinking – creativity – and the development
of creative approaches to leadership development and practice. Processes of re-imagining and re-envisioning
are driven by reflexive thinking. The panel will explore innovations which are aimed at learning from taking
leaders out of their comfort zones and provoking reflection, inspiration, and responsible behavior. Particular
emphasis will be given on learning from creative arts, science, history, nature, community, and context in
general. Based on the presented experiences and lessons learned, the panel will also address the implications
for leadership development, which should assume its own social responsibility for sustainable future and a
better world. (For more information, please contact: Danica Purg, IEDC-Bled School of Management, Slovenia:
danica.purg@iedc.si)
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