Environmentally sustainable leadership : past, present, and future / Benjamin W. Redekop.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to Environmentally Sustainable Leadership -- 1. Unsustainable leadership: the Jack Welch problem -- 2. Sustainable leadership in nineteenth-century America -- 3. Embodying the story: Theodore Roosevelt’s conservation leadership -- 4. A new era of sustainable leadership: women leading from the grassroots -- 5. Sustainable leadership in business: the Ray Anderson solution -- 6. Climate change leadership: from tragic to comic discourse -- 7. Human challenges and strategies of leading for sustainability -- 8. Current and future trends in sustainable leadership: moving beyond the industrial paradigm – References -- Index

Benjamin Redekop expertly presents a comprehensive overview of the rise and evolution of environmentally sustainable leadership from the early 19th century to the present day. Redekop not only assesses the approaches of various historical and contemporary leaders, but also provides a foundation for understanding the challenges, dilemmas, and opportunities for sustainable leadership today. Through the lens of contemporary theories and models of leadership, including the Eco-Leadership paradigm, this erudite book highlights the development of various forms and styles of sustainable and unsustainable leadership. Incorporating real-world examples, chapters provide in-depth analyses of individual leaders and their influence while paying close attention to other factors in the leadership process. Redekop explores the notion of environmentally sustainable leadership from numerous perspectives and in a variety of historical, geographical, and theoretical settings. This book will prove essential to researchers, academics and students interested in business and management, politics and public policy, business leadership, corporate social responsibility, management and sustainability, and environmental management. It will also appeal to those looking to better understand environmental leadership and the history of the environmental movement.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.