MAN engineers global leadership

Abstract

PurposeThis paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting‐edge research and case studies.Design/methodology/approachThis briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.FindingsThe paper asks How does a major company develop international leadership capacity in the face of severe global economic turbulence – during perhaps the most difficult time in its 250‐year history? How does it bind the organization together more effectively and develop new agility, while opening up new horizons globally, and creating leadership capabilities for the future? and In the face of this challenge who does it call? In the case of the MAN Group – one of Europe's leading industrial players in transport‐related engineering – it was leading German business school WHU and the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School.Practical implicationsThe paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations.Social implicationsThe paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that can have a broader social impact.Originality/valueThe briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent, information and presenting it in a condensed and easy‐to‐digest format.