Everybody plays the role of Project Sponsor at some point, for example during a renovation project at home. At work this role also crops up more and more frequently. As director, you commission the development of a product, or as manager you want to have a new IT system developed.

You naturally expect certain results, and want to make favourable agreements with respect to schedule and budget. Often, however, this is not easy, which is logical enough, given that the role of project executive i...

Feel like the world is passing you by as you rush through anotherworkday? Like you never have enough energy to manage the team you'resupposed to be leading? Like you can't even accomplish yourself whatyou set out to achieve?What you need is focus. Focus is at the core of effective leadership,but cultivating it has become daunting in our age of globalization,fast technological change, and environmental challenges. As a leader,you need tools to navigate these unknown territories. One of the mos...

This publication covers a doctorate research on characteristics of intercultural competence among international business assignees, based on theory and practice.

Starting point was the notion that failure costs of failed international assignments are high, while at the same time the selection for international assignments is being carried out largely on basis of purely technical competences.

This research considers intercultural competence as an important generic competence for international as...