Project leadership: A research agenda for a changing world

Project Leadership and Society, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 3, P. 100044 - 100044

Published: Feb. 15, 2022

Project leadership increasingly occurs in the context of ecological risks, whether from a viral pandemic or an anthropogenically changing climate. It requires adaptability to change, especially as projects grow complexity, becoming seen interventions into wider systems. In this paper, we take socialized perspective, synthesising recent work and proposing new research agenda three inter-related areas that need be addressed by project leadership: 1) technologies, unpacking values technologies represent achieve desirable outcomes; 2) organizational engaging multiple actors addressing emerging complexity uncertainty 3), concerns, demands for intervene positively create sustainable, resilient just futures. Our contribution is theorize what means these crucial issues studies set out directions further on positive forms world.

Language: Английский

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Role of laissez-faire leadership in talent management: Evidence from the pharmaceutical industry of Bangladesh

Heliyon, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 9(6), P. e17234 - e17234

Published: June 1, 2023

Laissez-faire leadership is mainly perceived as zero leadership, and research on it relatively scant compared with other dominant approaches to leadership. Although the adverse effects of laissez-faire have been well examined, its influence talent management (TM) has undiscovered. This study assessed impact TM strategies, including attraction, retention, engagement, development. Data were collected from 460 employees pharmaceutical companies in Bangladesh using judgmental sampling. Structural equation modeling was employed test hypothesized relationships between strategies social exchange theory. found positive development, engagement. These findings suggest that if talented are given freedom, they tend engage secure more opportunities for self-directed development by solving problems independently. contributes understanding how may constructively affect context a developing economy's industry. Finally, this provides recommendations practitioners improve their strategic choices regarding ensure better strategy practices.

Language: Английский

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Leadership for What, Why, for Whom and Where? A Responsibility Perspective

Journal of Change Management, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 21(1), P. 45 - 65

Published: Jan. 2, 2021

A major assumption for both leadership researchers and practitioners is that the relationship between leaders followers pivotal concern leadership. Viewing through lens of responsibility, however, changes substantially. The principal becomes their stakeholders. To better understand this article seeks to explore question: Leadership what purpose? offers an initial answer question by looking at responsibilities those who lead in corporate world. In particular, we argue need give primary attention they seek achieve, why, whom, where. way (re)centre concerns scholarship address challenges lead. inter-disciplinary theory rooted inter-complementary perspective on capitalism, purpose responsibility enables organizational how fiduciary duty generating value shareholders can be aligned with other stakeholder interests including employees, communities, societies, environment indeed humanity. This describe as 'The Good Dividends'.

Language: Английский

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Education for sustainable development and sustainability consciousness: evidence from Malaysian universities

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 24(1), P. 193 - 211

Published: Aug. 30, 2022

Purpose This study aims to understand the practices and perceptions of education for sustainable development (ESD) in university classrooms Malaysia, exploring how holistic, pluralistic action-oriented approaches ESD were linked their knowingness, attitudes behavior regarding sustainability. Design/methodology/approach The 2,678 students 1,013 teachers from a range undergraduate postgraduate courses at four Malaysian universities surveyed. Their views sustainability consciousness (SC) recorded on five-point Likert-type scales, resulting data was investigated using descriptive analytical statistics. Findings Holistic, teaching learning widespread universities, with significant associations found between SC. While all three enhanced each aspect SC, results indicated need develop more fully. Originality/value research underlines importance context higher education. It provides empirical evidence developing confirms utility holistic content pedagogy

Language: Английский

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Collaborative Leadership in Integrated Care Systems; Creating Leadership for the Common Good

Journal of Change Management, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 23(4), P. 358 - 373

Published: Sept. 24, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has become a catalyst for change, but such change can only happen through collaborative leadership which maintains focus on relationships and purpose rather than solely outputs or outcomes. This conceptual article explores how health social care integration been offered as one potential solution to the challenge of transformation. Specifically, Integrated Care Systems in England are intended provide regional governance, public services coherent robust way. We explore this development relation three key aspects: macro-level global policy context; meso-level organizational behaviour culture; micro-level practice individual leaders managers. It is found that, whilst structure offers great promise, critical realize truly resilient sustainable relationships.

Language: Английский

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Leading Change in Communities Experiencing Economic Transition: Place Leadership, Expectations, and Industry Closure

Journal of Change Management, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 23(1), P. 32 - 52

Published: Jan. 2, 2023

This paper considers the nature, origins and expression of place leadership in communities undergoing large-scale economic transformation. It examines where people look for management places they live, how their perspectives are affected by an adverse event. documents community attitudes on influence those who occupy positions authority have been able to exert this transition, drawing perceptions from shutdown Australian automotive industry second decade twenty-first century. seeks understand which individuals roles were seen be influential leading process change. article gains insights into leaders impact, ability effect change comes from. does so with reference structural conditions embedded within political life way finds periods uncertainty The acutely aware power lead resides, but concerns efficacy that contributed discontent. A greater focus further empowering local while delivering long term expectations would resulted more positive perceptions.MAD statementThis answers question, can manage large-scale, disruptive such as closure a major employer or entire industry? makes clear different types need respond varied ways, depending source authority, degree connection nature shock experienced economy. Senior government map out deliver roadmap recovery, social service providers responsive needs living must continue strengthen networks.

Language: Английский

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Changing Leadership in Changing Times

Journal of Change Management, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 21(1), P. 1 - 13

Published: Jan. 2, 2021

MAD statementThis leading article is setting out to Make a Difference (MAD) through catalysing the further exploration and development of leadership theory practice by facilitating reimagining reframing challenges solutions ahead. It does so integrating academic concerns current literature with issues raised recent events marked cataclysmic end Trump presidency in United States.

Language: Английский

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A Conceptual Framework for Understanding the Purpose of Change Initiatives

Journal of Change Management, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 22(3), P. 292 - 320

Published: Feb. 21, 2022

This paper develops a conceptual framework for understanding how organizations create an accepted purpose organizational change initiatives related to business processes. The is based on longitudinal study Action Research project and the 'higher level learning' from using performance measurement system initiatives. Over more than four years, we followed measured developments progress in two separate, major different processes one case organization. has specific focus need clear purpose. It tries explicate nature of proposes interrelated attributes content (relevant, justified, urgent, destination, scope explicit goals) but also then should be communicated jointly accepted. operationalization could inform current general discussion leadership.MAD statementThe intention this article Make A Difference (MAD) by addressing problems with readiness focusing specifically We operationalize it, proposing grounded help discuss

Language: Английский

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Service learning in Indonesia: developing undergraduate students' leadership during COVID-19 pandemic

Higher Education Skills and Work-based Learning, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 12(5), P. 884 - 899

Published: Feb. 1, 2022

Purpose This phenomenological case study reports how 16 participating students built their leadership skill through a community-based service-learning project as part of undergraduate program at an Islamic university in Indonesia. Education for sustainability framework promoted by Warwick (2016) was employed to portray students' development and explore lived experience while doing neighborhood. Design/methodology/approach Phenomenological the participants engaged projects that empower community during service amidst coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. They were interviewed using online platforms such WhatsApp Zoom Meeting. To triangulate data, photos elicited field posted social media also presented visual data. The interview data photo elicitation transcribed, interpreted interpretative analysis thematically analyzed. Findings findings showcase student transformed sense agency learners into leaders. has become springboard them engage build strategy fill local community's need, especially amid pandemic COVID-19. Research limitations/implications There are two limitations regards this study. First, only examined garnered from small number could not be used overgeneralize results Second, upon completion project. It did investigate had carried out after ended. Originality/value While ample previous studies investigated involved enacted COVID-19 pandemic, present specifically looked exercise implementation education (2016).

Language: Английский

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Innovation, Leadership and Supply Chain Resilience. A Theoretical Review

Journal of Procurement & Supply Chain, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 6(1), P. 106 - 126

Published: Oct. 28, 2022

The area of supply chain resilience continues to gain increasing attention from scholars and practitioners as new risks unforeseen disruptions have emerged posing serious threats operational performance. In particular, the COVID-19 pandemic exposed fragility global chains. Against these growing concerns, networks need be re-examined organizations grapple with challenge strengthening their capacities for preparedness, response, recovery growth disruptions. This study analyses body literature on innovation, leadership in relation different perspectives. Conceptual, theoretical empirical review was undertaken 101 relevant journal articles publications across area. Issues that present a case model advance understanding constructs emerging phenomenon were identified. It concept suffers an unclear conceptualization is inconsistent characteristics its dimensions. Similarly, there lack common innovation; how should deal it; it relates leadership. addition, are few studies involving leadership, resilience. presents framework linking three help developing implementation capabilities necessary attaining networks. Keywords: Innovation, Leadership, Supply chain,

Language: Английский

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