The role of organizational development in understanding leadership to achieve sustainability practices in small to medium enterprises

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Stewart, H
Gapp, R
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2017
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To deepen understanding of situational leadership
practices in the small to medium sized enterprise
(SME) a qualitative case study is employed
to investigate the interventions and uptake of
sustainable management practices (SMP) found in
previous research. The entrepreneurial organization
researched had achieved award-winning status for
their leadership in sustainability. Given the need to
build understanding an abductive approach focused
on “why” and “how” does situational leadership
impact organization development. Effective and
beneficial characteristics of situational leadership
are identified to highlight practical and ...
View more >To deepen understanding of situational leadership practices in the small to medium sized enterprise (SME) a qualitative case study is employed to investigate the interventions and uptake of sustainable management practices (SMP) found in previous research. The entrepreneurial organization researched had achieved award-winning status for their leadership in sustainability. Given the need to build understanding an abductive approach focused on “why” and “how” does situational leadership impact organization development. Effective and beneficial characteristics of situational leadership are identified to highlight practical and achievable innovations in the SME context.
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View more >To deepen understanding of situational leadership practices in the small to medium sized enterprise (SME) a qualitative case study is employed to investigate the interventions and uptake of sustainable management practices (SMP) found in previous research. The entrepreneurial organization researched had achieved award-winning status for their leadership in sustainability. Given the need to build understanding an abductive approach focused on “why” and “how” does situational leadership impact organization development. Effective and beneficial characteristics of situational leadership are identified to highlight practical and achievable innovations in the SME context.
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Organization Development Journal
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Subject
Business systems in context
Human resources and industrial relations
Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
Business systems in context not elsewhere classified