In response to these shifts, this book provides a critical examination of leadership and leadership development, offering new insights and contemporary approaches that reflect the changing needs of organisations and societies. With contributions from leading scholars and practitioners across diverse fields, the 12 chapters in this edited volume present a rich blend of theoretical, empirical, and reflective research. It provides fresh perspectives on leadership development by exploring themes such as diversity and inclusion, sustainability, innovation and resilience.
Christian Harrison is Professor of Leadership and Enterprise at the University of Greater Manchester, UK. He is the Director of the Centre for Leadership and Empowerment in Greater Manchester. He is also leading the Research Excellence Framework (REF) for Business and Management in the Business School. Christian is a well‐known and recognised scholar in the field of Leadership and provides regular expert media commentary on Scottish Television News (STV), Scotland Tonight, The Herald, the Conversation, The Sunday Post, and the Guardian Nigeria. He is also the author of numerous published research papers on Leadership, which is his major research interest, and serves as the Director of Studies of several Doctoral students. He has successfully supervised several doctoral students to completion, and his current students are working on projects on Authentic leadership, Entrepreneurial leadership, etc.