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• Grade: 12

Governance and Social Leadership examines the inadequacies of current theories on leadership in order to help us better understand the process of leadership and to suggest mechanisms for change.

The proliferation of examples of poor political, religious, corporate and even grass roots leadership is troubling, to say the least. Perhaps more troubling is the resulting cynicism—and apathy—on the part of populations who sorely desire, and deserve, better leadership and governance.

There are many and varied sources of theories and practical advice on leadership but, as Robert A. Campbell suggests, too many simply play into our need for quick fixes and novelty and do not reflect what is actually going on in the world. In Governance and Social Leadership, Campbell examines the dynamic nature of organizations and humans systems and our capacity, or incapacity, to act.

Robert A. Campbell, PhD, teaches leadership in the MBA program at Cape Breton University. He has taught and lectured on various aspects of management, religion and sociology in university classrooms as well as in public settings. His published articles appear in such journals such as the Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology, Journal of Management Inquiry, Organization and Environment and The Leadership Quarterly. His interest in the foundations of leadership in Islam, resulted in two books on the subject of the Qur’an: Reading the Qur’an in English, An Introductory Guide and Women, War & Hypocrites: Studying the Qur’an, both from CBU Press.

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