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Towards An Understanding Of Societal Leadership In Southeast Asia: Position Paper, Institute For Societal Leadership
Towards An Understanding Of Societal Leadership In Southeast Asia: Position Paper, Institute For Societal Leadership
Institute of Societal Leadership Research Collection
In this position paper, we delineate the reasons for examining leadership in the social impact sector and for tackling social issues and wicked problems that we face in Southeast Asia region. We begin by discussing the roles of societal leaders and societal leadership, drawing upon notable examples of efforts and strategies that are employed by leaders to create social impact in the region. The paper concludes with a proposed research agenda for studying societal leadership.
Perspectives On Societal Leaders And Leadership: Who Are They And What Is It?, Institute For Societal Leadership
Perspectives On Societal Leaders And Leadership: Who Are They And What Is It?, Institute For Societal Leadership
Institute of Societal Leadership Research Collection
In this research paper, we examine 183 undergraduates’ perspectives of societal leaders and societal leadership. Participants were asked to respond to the following prompts: name an individual whom you think is a societal leader and explain why do you think he/she is worthy of the title of a societal leader. Responses to these prompts allowed us to compile the attributes that these applicants perceived societal leaders to possess. The six categories of key leader attributes that have been introduced by Bass and Stogdill were used to inform the coding categories. Besides these six categories, one other category, namely moral values, …