ABSTRACT

As the first book in the field of leadership studies to approach sustainability as a multi-faceted leadership challenge, Leadership for Environmental Sustainability will help to set the terms of the discussion on this topic among students, scholars, and practitioners of leadership for years to come. It explores the connection between leadership and sustainability from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, including sociology, history, psychology, business, literature, communication, and the arts. With short chapters edited for readability, the book is aimed at scholars, practitioners, students, and educated lay readers interested in cutting-edge research and thinking on this topic.

chapter |16 pages

Introduction: Connecting Leadership and Sustainability

ByBENJAMIN W. REDEKOP

chapter 1|19 pages

An Ecological Perspective on Leadership Theory, Research, and Practice

ByRICHARD M. WIELKIEWICZ, STEPHEN P. STELZNER

chapter 2|19 pages

Eco-Leadership: Towards the Development of a New Paradigm

BySIMON WESTERN

chapter 3|12 pages

Challenges and Strategies of Leading for Sustainability

ByBENJAMIN W. REDEKOP

chapter 6|15 pages

Green Heroes Reexamined: An Evaluation of Environmental Role Models

ByBETH BIRMINGHAM, STAN L. LEQUIRE

chapter 8|12 pages

Artists as Transformative Leaders for Sustainability

ByJILL B. JACOBY, XIA JI

chapter 10|12 pages

Leadership from Below: Farmers and Sustainable Agriculture in Ethiopia

ByEthiopia EZEKIEL GEBISSA

chapter 14|12 pages

The Turn to Spirituality and Environmental Leadership

ByCORNÉ J. BEKKER

chapter 15|13 pages

Deep Systems Leadership: A Model for the 21st Century

ByRIAN SATTERWHITE