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Title For the common good : the ethics of leadership in the 21st century / edited by John C. Knapp ; foreword by Jimmy Carter
Published Westport, Conn. : Praeger Publishers, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 174 pages)
Contents Foreword / Jimmy Carter -- Introduction / John C. Knapp -- The new climate for leadership -- ch. 1. Scanning more distant horizons / Erik R. Peterson -- ch. 2. The three elements of good leadership in rapidly changing times / Lynn Barendsen and Howard Gardner -- ch. 3. Leadership, accountability, and the deficit of public trust / John C. Knapp -- ch. 4. Peter Drucker's light : illuminating the path for 21st-century leaders / Frances Hesselbein -- Leadership challenges in the global context -- ch. 5. Spilling sweat, not blood : leadership for a world without conflict / John Hume -- ch. 6. Lessons from Gandhi's leadership : wisdom for the new millennium / Arun Gandhi -- ch. 7. A better way : business leadership for the greater good / Ray C. Anderson -- ch. 8. Problems of hunger and the global response / E.T. York -- The promise of higher education -- ch. 9. Ethical leadership in a global society : (how) can universities lead? / Beheruz N. Sethna -- ch. 10. Cross-sector collaboration in the public interest / David J. Siegel and Michael J. Siegel -- ch. 11. Global ethical leadership and higher education: "being the change you wish to see" / Lawrence Edward Carter Sr. -- Notes -- Index -- About the editor and contributors
Summary "For the Common Good showcases the insights, reflections, and recommendations of some of today's most forward-thinking and inspiring leaders, as they explore the challenges of leadership in the context of our global, 21st-century society. for the Common Good stresses the need for a new kind of leadership committed to promoting social welfare, justice, and opportunity."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-162) and index
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Subject Leadership -- Moral and ethical aspects
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Business Ethics.
Leadership -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Politische Ethik
Politische Führung
Leiderschap.
Ethische aspecten.
Genre/Form Aufsatzsammlung.
Form Electronic book
Author Knapp, John C.
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
ISBN 9780313086243
0313086249