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From Culture to Leadership

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Abstract

In the theaters of operations where missions take place and in which international military contingents are used, a plurality of actors belonging to different cultures are operating. The results and the achievement of the objectives of missions also depend on the ability of the military forces involved to establish good relations with the other actors present in the area in which they are called upon to operate and, to do this, it is important to establish effective methods of communication. This work intends to demonstrate, through the experience gained by soldiers from different countries in a plurality of missions, that the ability to relate to cultures that are different from one's own takes on a relevant role for the purpose of adequate operational efficiency.

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Footnotes
1
For details regarding the research, and for the list of missions and the composition of the sample, see the chapter on the presentation of the research in this volume.
 
2
Particularly in Afghanistan.
 
3
Also in this case, especially in Afghanistan.
 
4
In the case of the Arab culture.
 
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Metadata
Title
From Culture to Leadership
Author
Eraldo Olivetta
Copyright Year
2021
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71714-8_3