1;Abstract;5 2;Contents;6 3;List of Figures;8 4;List of Tables;9 5;List of Abbreviations;12 6;0. Introduction;16 7;1. Leadership in Multicultural Organizations;21 7.1;1.1 Distinction of Global Organizations and Global Influences on Organizations;21 7.2;1.2 Effective Leadership in Multicultural Organizations;23 7.3;1.3 Definition of Culture in a Society and the Idea of Cultural Dimensions;25 8;2. Latest State of the Scientific Discussion;36 8.1;2.1 Scholarly Literature Analysis;36 8.2;2.2 Current Training Courses for Multicultural Managers;58 9;3. Selected Significant Leadership Roles, Skills and Abilities;63 9.1;3.1 Globalization and Leadership - New Challenges for Managers;63 9.2;3.2 Selected Significant Skills for Managers Acting in a Multicultural Context;67 9.2.1;3.2.1 Mental Stress in a Multicultural Framework;67 9.2.2;3.2.2 Building a Trustful Culture and Empowering Employees;71 9.3;3.3 Selected Significant Roles for Managers Acting in a Multicultural Context;74 9.3.1;3.3.1 Manager as Mentor and Coach;74 9.3.2;3.3.2 Manager as Development Officer;77 9.4;3.4 Selected Significant Abilities for Managers Acting in a Multicultural Context;79 9.4.1;3.4.1 Successful Team Building with a View to Multicultural Challenges;79 9.4.2;3.4.2 Sustainable Motivation of Employees;81 9.4.3;3.4.3 Change Management within an International Framework;83 9.4.4;3.4.4 Time Management for Successful Leadership;85 9.4.5;3.4.5 Receiver-Based Communication within the Multicultural Context;86 9.4.6;3.4.6 Emotional Intelligence;87 9.4.7;3.4.7 Cultural Intelligence;90 10;4. Empirical Research: Analysis of Multicultural Leadership Approaches;93 10.1;4.1 Object of the Analysis;93 10.2;4.2 Objectives and Hypotheses;93 10.3;4.3 Methodic and Methods;94 10.4;4.4 Presentation of the Respondents;99 10.5;4.5 Results of the Research and Review of the Hypotheses;101 10.5.1;4.5.1 Evaluation of the Empirical Results;102 10.5.2;4.5.2 Review of the Hypotheses;122 10.6;4.6 Deduction of a Leadership Model for Finance Managers;123 10.7;4.7 Scheme for a Development Program for Finance Managers;125 10.8;4.8 Recommendations;126 11;5. Summary;128 12;Literature;129 13;Appendix;147 14;Alphabetical Index;183