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How Global Is Your C-Suite?

June 16, 2015 | Pankaj Ghemawat, Herman Vantrappen | Strategy

New research shows that the vast majority of the world's largest corporations are run by CEOs native to the country in which the company is headquartered. Does that matter? Some studies indicate that national diversity in the top management team can be associated with better performance. What's more, the presence — or absence — of nonnative executives in a company's top management team can send a signal to employees outside the home country: It indicates the long-term career prospects for foreign middle managers already in the company as well as for potential hires.

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