Cities and Spaces of Leadership

A Geographical Perspective
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-137-56190-9
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 3845 g

Cities and Spaces of Leadership investigates the interaction between leadership, leaders and spaces at various levels. It analyzes how spaces and places influence leaders and leadership, as well as how the presence, distribution, action, and concentration of leaders in spaces contribute to their transformation.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

D'Alessandro, Cristina

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Strategisches Management
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Globalisierung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. Leaders and Leadership in a Globalized World
2. Spaces and Scales of Leadership
3. Leadership, Spirals and Trajectories
4. Spaces of Leadership: the Weight of Location and Leadership Density in Spaces
5. Leadership Capacity of Spaces
6. Spatial Networks: Connecting Spaces through Leaders
7. Geographical Knowledge as an Important Part of Leaders' Background
8. Spatial and Temporal Issues and the Role of Moments
9. Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Cristina D'Alessandro is Professor at the Paris School of International Affairs, France, and Senior Fellow at the Centre on Governance, University of Ottawa, Canada. She served as Knowledge Expert at the African Capacity Building Foundation in Harare and as professor at the University Lyon 2.

Frannie Léautier is Chairperson and Co-Founding Partner of Mkoba Private Equity, Tanzania. She was formerly World Bank Vice President and Chief of Staff to the President; Executive Secretary of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF); and Managing Partner at the Fezembat Group.