Multiculturalism in Leadership. Findings and Analyses of Affects

Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: A, New York University, course: Independent Study, language: English, abstract: This paper explores previous researches on Leadership, and its relationship to multiculturalism. They give different aspects and point of views of the correlation between the two concepts. Multiculturalism is a trending notion in the business world. Countries like Canada are building their economy on the variety of culture they have. With Multicultural Policies, Canada has become a major player on the international trade and an example for other growing countries. The innovation behind Multiculturalism offers opportunities that companies are now trying to get a hand on.§§Management has its limits; consequently, researchers and campanies have grown very involved in leadership theories. Professionals have to come up with solutions to help the workforce to be more motivated, more efficient and get more work done. Leadership experts have found theories and practices that have shown success previously. They used various personal traits, sets of skills, work situations and follower insights to create appropriate leadership practices.