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Leadership for Sustainability in Higher Education /
"Sustainability is a complex concept, and the challenge of understanding it and applying it to a diverse, multi-agent organisational setting with its potentially conflicting priorities cannot be underestimated. Leadership for Sustainability in Higher Education provides key learning from the aut...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury Academic,
2018.
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| Colección: | Perspectives on leadership in higher education.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Series; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Abbreviations; Series Editors' Foreword; Introduction; Aims; Leadership challenges; Structure of the book; Part A (Chapters 1-3); Part B (Chapters 4 and 5); Part C (Chapters 6-8); Part D (Chapters 9-12); Conclusion; Part A Core Concepts for Higher Education, Leadership and Sustainability; 1 Leadership and Leadership for Sustainability; Introduction; Core leadership theories; The individual as a leader; Situational context; Power and leadership; The best way to lead?; Leadership for sustainability.
- Is leadership for sustainability different from 'good' leadership?Goal definition; Competing priorities in the institution; Complexity of decision-making processes; Theories in leadership for sustainability; Traits, styles and skills; Transformational leadership; Deep systems leadership; Individual and contextual approaches to leadership; Conclusion; 2 Perspectives on Sustainability and Higher Education Responses; Introduction; Introducing sustainability: An evolving concept; The present context; The origins of sustainability thinking; Sustainability in the twenty-first century.
- Developments in higher educationNational and international associations; Greening of estates; The sustainability-literate student; New ideas about the role of higher education; Conclusion; 3 The Higher Education Sector; Introduction; Main drivers affecting higher education; Universities and the notion of 'public good'; Universities 'for the public good'?; Stakeholder power and influence; Employers, business community and professional bodies; Students and staff; Organizational culture, structures and decision-making; Conclusion; Part B Decision-Making for Sustainability.
- 4 Decision-Making Processes, Structures and CulturesIntroduction; Decision-making for sustainability; Systems thinking; 'Wicked' problems; Decision-making processes for sustainability in higher education; Core Business Integration for Sustainability (CBI-S) model; CBIS case study: Canterbury Christ Church University; Living Labs; Other approaches supporting decision-making processes; Communities of Practice; Mutual competence building; Conclusion; 5 Decision-Making Frameworks and Models for Sustainability; Introduction; Sustainability and CR; Underpinning principles; Modelling sustainability.
- Global Reporting InitiativeGRI reporting case study
- Campus Brussels, Odisee-KU Leuven University, Belgium; The Five Capitals Model; The Integrated Framework; Integrated Reporting case study: Canterbury Christ Church University, United Kingdom; Measuring sustainability; Money and value; Can different forms of capital be valued?; Social return on investment; The social value of universities; Limitations of valuation approaches; Trade-offs and motivations; Application of the Five Rs to sustainability in UK higher education; Conclusion; Part C Sustainability and the Leader as Individual.