International Journal of Research Studies in Management
CollabWritive Special Issue
2025 Volume 13 Issue 2
Available Online: 25 March 2025
Author/s:
Han, Shuhui
Graduate School, Lyceum of the Philippines University – Batangas, Philippines
Abstract:
Globally integrated leadership combines global vision, cultural adaptability and interdisciplinary collaboration, focusing on cross-cultural sensitivity and intelligence, global vision and strategic integration, innovation and adaptability, communication and collaboration, inclusiveness and employee empowerment. This kind of leadership helps companies gain advantages in international competition and enhance organizations’ resilience and adaptability in the global market. As enterprises in the free trade port, experience in cross-cultural management is indispensable. However, since the Hainan Free Trade Port is in its early stages of construction, most Hainan companies are in their infancy, lacking experience in cross-cultural management. This leads to an inability to correctly perceive the differences between their own culture and those of other nations. In terms of management, this is manifested as a lack of globally integrated leadership among corporate leaders, that is, a deficiency in cross-cultural understanding, communication, and management skills, as well as a lack of a global perspective. Clearly, this will directly or indirectly affect the normal development of Hainan enterprises in international business. This study used descriptive research methods and 400 questionnaires as data collection sources. Statistical analysis was performed using regression analysis. The survey shows that cross-cultural management practices, cultural intelligence, global leadership are closely related to comprehensive leadership. When cross-cultural management improves, there is a significant correlation between cross-cultural communication, conflict resolution, teamwork and cross-cultural management. The stronger a leader’s cross-cultural management capabilities, the stronger his/her overall leadership will be. There is an important relationship between cultural intelligence and cognitive cultural intelligence, motivational cultural intelligence and strategic cultural intelligence. The higher the cultural intelligence, the higher the overall leadership of a leader. When leader’s global leadership is enhanced, there is an important relationship between cross-cultural capabilities, global thinking, global learning and development, and global leadership. The higher the level of global leadership, the more significant the overall leadership will be. Finally, a systematic framework for the development of integrated leadership has been proposed, specifically tailored for enterprises within the Hainan Free Trade Port. Additionally, recommendations have been offered to enhance the capacity for integrated leadership.
Keywords: cross-cultural management practice, cultural intelligence, global leadership, integrative leadership, Hainan free trade port
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsm.2025.25021
Cite this article:
Han, S. (2025). Cross-cultural management, cultural intelligence and global leadership: Basis for integrative leadership framework. International Journal of Research Studies in Management, 13(2), 39-55. https://doi.org/10.5861/ijrsm.2025.25021