Leadership in agriculture : case studies for a new generation / John Patrick Jordan ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jordan, John Patrick.

Contributor:

Jordan, John Patrick.

Series:

Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Service series.

Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Service series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agricultural administration--United States--Case studies.

Agricultural administration.

Agriculture and state--European Union countries--Decision making.

Agriculture and state.

Leadership--United States--Case studies.

Leadership.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In a world facing chronic and increasing shortages in food crops and natural resources, visionary leadership in agriculture becomes more and more critical for building and maintaining a sustainable future. It is of paramount importance that the dynamic and challenging evolution in agriculture over the last century and a half be met today with imaginative leadership in virtually all aspects of activities and organizations involved. Leadership in Agriculture: Case Studies for a New Generation focuses on key characteristics and elements of leadership. Using case studies from

Contents:

Leadership in the agricultural environment

Character: the bedrock of leaders and leadership

Case studies: How leadership can make a difference

Facing down nature: how a regional lab survived Hurricane Katrina (addressing physical crises)

Exerting ag leadership in distributed geographic locations (coordinating dispersed units within one organization)

Closing and relocating facilities and terminating programs (leadership challenges with organizational restructuring)

National Research Initiative: creating a shared leadership vision (bringing about a new solution)

Battling Formosan subterranean termites (forging a new approach)

Gathering of the agricultural clan (bringing leaders together without central authority)

Monsanto: how one company saw the future and transformed to seize it (leadership's role in a significant change)

Enhancing leadership in the state agricultural experiment stations (cultivating new leadership)

Development of the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) (enhancing a better understanding of agricultural science and technology)

Lessons learned from case studies

Making leadership work for you

Appendixes: How does the scientific agricultural system work?

Appendix A. The land-grant system: a key to America's dream? how does it function?

Appendix B. The USDA's Agricultural Research Service: focus on national and international issues

Appendix C. The industrial approach to research: diverse foci linked to industrial economic effects

Notes.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60344-961-2

OCLC:

841909865