Leadership and power in international development : navigating the intersections of gender, culture, context, and sustainability / edited by Randal Joy Thompson (Excellence, Equity, and Empowerment, Inc., USA), Julia Storberg-Walker (George Washington University, USA)

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Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Buch (Online)Sprache: Englisch Reihen: Building leadership bridgesVerlag: Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018Auflage: First editionBeschreibung: 1 Online-RessourceISBN:

1787438805
9781787439993
9781787438804

Schlagwörter: Andere physische Formen: 9781787541160 | Erscheint auch als: Leadership and power in international development. Druck-Ausgabe. First edition. Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing, 2018. xxi, 346 SeitenLOC-Klassifikation:

HD82

DOI: DOI: 10.1108/S2058-880120186Online-Ressourcen:

Zusammenfassung: Leadership and Power in International Development: Navigating the Intersections of Gender, Context, Culture, and Sustainability describes the stories and reflections of 20 leaders from Africa, Asia, Europe, Canada, and the United States. These leaders present lessons learned, strategies, challenges, and successes in easy-to-read narratives highlighting their diverse experiences with context, culture, power, gender and sustainability. The final chapters of the book, written by the co-editors, provide an innovative synthesis of scholarship and practice by presenting a framework for successfully leading international development projects in the 21st centuryZusammenfassung: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; About the Authors; Preface; Acknowledgments of the Editors; About the Editors; Dedications; Overview Part 1 On Leading in International Development; On International Development Leaders; Who Are Leaders in International Development?; What Is Unique about These Leaders?; The Architecture within Which International Development Leaders Lead; Foreign Aid as an Essential Tool of International Development; Multiple Identities of Donors; Approaches to International Development; How Development Assistance Is DeliveredZusammenfassung: Leading in a Milieu of Intense CriticismHow Do the Leaders in This Volume Practice Leadership?; How Is Leadership Conceived Of?; How Leaders in International Development Initiate Change?; Relationship Building; Impact of Four Factors on Leadership; Gender; Culture-adapters and Culture-challengers; Context; Sustainability; Power; Overview Part 2 Power in International Development Leadership; What Is Power in International Development Leadership?; Exploring the Contradictions: Contextualization versus Standardization; Redistribution of Power: Recommendations through Lived Experiences; NoteZusammenfassung: Sustainable Development, Concepts, and ExperiencesOther Critical Issues in International Development Leadership; Notes; References; 3. Leadership in International Development; Reflections on International Development; Notes; 4. Transforming Community through Feminine Leadership; Introduction: Lessons from My Mother; Following in Her Footsteps; What the DNA Helix Taught Me about My Own Leadership; Owning My Strategic Mindset; Owning My Successes and Failures as a Leader; My Dreams for the Next Generation; Reflecting on Gender in My LeadershipZusammenfassung: Why Understanding Context Has Been Critical to My LeadershipThe Enabling Power of Culture; Building on My Mother's Leadership in Sustainable Development; References; 5. Embracing Modern Leadership amidst Cultural Traditions -- The Niche to Forge Ahead; Setswana Language: A Symbolic Icon of Culture; Welcome to Leadership: Sponge; Getting Baptized into the World of Human Resources and Taking the Bull by the Horns; Reside and Sustain the Planet or Move to Mars! Leading Optimistically with Hope; Measuring Performance: It does not Start from the WorkplacePPN: PPN: 1040049400Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-1-EPB | ZDB-55-BME

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