Book description
Innovation in Environmental Leadership provides fresh insights and critical perspectives on the vibrant and growing field of environmental leadership. It shows the latest state of knowledge on the topic and will be of interest both to students at an advanced level, academics and reflective practitioners. It addresses the topics with regard to leadership theory and environmental leadership and will be of interest to researchers, academics, and students in the fields of sustainability, environmental ethics, natural resource management, environmental studies, business management, public policy, and environmental management.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- List of illustrations
- List of contributors
- Introduction
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1. The Seven Unsustainabilities of Mainstream Leadership
- Introduction
- Defining Leadership and Sustainability
- Insights from Critical Leadership Studies
- The Individualist Mistake
- Assuming Purpose
- Beyond Critical Analysis
- Implications for Sustainable Leadership
- The Seven Unsustainabilities of Leadership
- Seven Recommendations for More Sustainable Leadership
- Conclusions
- Notes
- References
- 2. A Case for Universal Contexts: Intersections of the Biosphere, Systems, and Justice Using a Critical Constructionist Lens
- 3. The Eco-Leadership Paradox
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4. Sustainable Leadership: Toward Restoring the Human and Natural Worlds
- Introduction
- The Crisis of Leadership in the Modern World
- Sustainable Leadership Is Centrally Defined by the Purposes It Serves
- A Brief History of Opportunistic Leadership in Globalized Political Economy
- Sustainable Leadership as a Continuum
- Sustainable Leadership Embodies a Fitting Response to the Socio-Ecological Challenges Implicated in the Decisions and Actions Taken
- Sustainable Leadership Is Integrative and Ultimately Place-Centered
- Everyone Must Have Access to Serve as a Leader
- Leadership Must Be Actively Developed in Everyone in a Sustainable Society
- Sustainable Leadership Engages Imperfectly in Processes of Long-Term Cultural Change.
- Conclusions
- Notes
- References
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5. Eco-Leadership, Complexity Science, and 21st-Century Organizations: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis
- Introduction
- The Promise of Complexity Science in Leadership Studies
- How Complexity Science Impacts Leadership Studies
- Organizations as Ecological Systems
- Adaptability Becomes the Chief Aim of 21st Century Organizations
- Results and Discussion of Findings
- Low Scoring County 4-H Associations Are More Inwardly Focused and Connected
- High Scoring County 4-H Programs Attribute Success to a Greater Number of Factors
- The Eco-Leader in the 21st Century Organization
- Conclusions and Future Research
- References
- 6. Toward an Understanding of the Relationship Between the Study of Leadership and the Natural World
- 7. The Unseen Revolution: Leadership for Sustainability in the Tropical Biosphere
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8. Heroes No More: Businesses Practice Collaborative Leadership to Confront Climate Change
- Introduction
- The United Nations Global Compact: Transnational Public–Private Partnership
- The United Nations Global Compact: Platform for Environmental Leadership
- Caring for Climate
- Responsible Corporate Engagement in Climate Policy
- Responsible Corporate Engagement in Climate Policy: Collective Policy Leadership
- Carbon Pricing Leadership: Collaborative Policy Engagement on a Global Stage
- Lessons from Caring for Climate: Informing a Theory of Collaborative Leadership
- Notes
- References
- 9. Climate Change Leadership: From Tragic to Comic Discourse
- 10. Followers’ Self-Perception of Their Role in Addressing Climate Change: A Cultural Comparison
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11. Ending the Drought: Nurturing Environmental Leadership in Ethiopia
- Introduction
- The Impact of a Changing Climate in Ethiopia
- Government Initiatives to Address Climate Change
- Contextual Barriers to Environmental Leadership
- The Way Forward: Changing the Leadership Paradigm in Ethiopia
- Leveraging Cultural Resources for Change
- Adapting Global Leadership Discourses
- Concluding Implications
- References
- 12. We Don’t Conquer Mountains, We Understand Them: Embedding Indigenous Education in Australian Outdoor Education
- 13. Critical Internal Shifts for Sustainable Leadership
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14. From Peril to Possibility: Restorative Leadership for a Sustainable Future
- Introduction
- Methodology
- Emergence of Restorative Leadership
- Restorative Leadership Principles in Practice
- Leadership is an Innate and Universal Capacity
- Awaken and Authorize, Advocate and Empower
- The World is an Interdependent and Integrated Whole
- Take the Long View
- Genius, Goodness, and Generosity Abound
- Ask and Listen, Align and Co-create
- Everything is Possible
- Transform Circumstances to Aligned Momentum
- Conclusion
- References
- Conclusion
- Index
Product information
- Title: Innovation in Environmental Leadership
- Author(s):
- Release date: January 2018
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781351795388
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