Leadership in Agriculture : a Writer's Life in Letters, Or, Reflections in a Bloodshot Eye.

In a world facing chronic and increasing shortages in food crops and natural resources, visionary leadership in agriculture becomes more and more critical for building and maintaining a sustainable future. It is of paramount importance that the dynamic and challenging evolution in agriculture over t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jordan, John Patrick
Otros Autores: Clarke, Neville P., Buchanan, Gale A., Jordan, Kelly C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2013.
Colección:Texas A & M AgriLife Research and Extension Service series.
Temas:
Agricultural administration > United States > Case studies.
Agriculture and state > European Union countries > Decision making.
Leadership > United States > Case studies.
Agriculture and state > European Economic Community countries > Decision making.
Agriculture > Administration > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Politique agricole > Pays de l'Union européenne > Prise de décision.
Leadership > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Agricultural administration
Agriculture and state > Decision making
Leadership
European Union countries
United States
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Leadership in the Agricultural Environment; Character: The Bedrock of Leaders and Leadership; Case Studies-How Leadership Can Make a Difference; 1. Facing Down Nature: How a Regional Lab Survived Hurricane Katrina (Addressing Physical Crises); 2. Exerting Agriculture Leadership in Distributed Geographic Locations (Coordinating Dispersed Units within One Organization); 3. Closing and Relocating Facilities and Terminating Programs (Leadership Challenges with Organizational Restructuring).
  • 4. National Research Initiative: Creating a Shared Leadership Vision (Bringing about a New Solution)5. Battling Formosan Subterranean Termites (Forging a New Approach); 6. Gathering of the Agricultural Clan (Bringing Leaders Together without Central Authority); 7. Monsanto: How One Company Saw the Future and Transformed to Seize It (Leadership's Role in a Significant Change); 8. Enhancing Leadership in the State Agricultural Experiment Stations (Cultivating New Leadership).
  • 9. Development of the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) (Enhancing a Better Understanding of Agricultural Science and Technology)Lessons Learned from Case Studies; Making Leadership Work for You; Appendixes: How Does the Scientific Agricultural System Work?; Notes; Bibliography; About the Authors; Index; Back Cover.

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