Leadership Principles at a Regional Company of a Multinational Corporation

Abstract

This research paper outlines the findings of a research project on leadership competencies, skills, and principles, and incorporates the findings from the survey of the management of Siemens Regional Company based in Budapest, Hungary. The purpose of the paper is to introduce leadership methods, practices, and processes; and to explore how regional managers define the basic leadership principles, and how they adapt those on the regional level. Current study includes the review of literature on leadership, recommended for Siemens managers and executives by corporate headquarter, in order to get a general view on how the corporation interprets the term leadership on a global basis. Furthermore, it will be explored through survey how regional managers and executives adapt the globally defined corporate leadership principles in Central and Eastern Europe.