Cam Caldwell - Böcker

This comprehensive yet concise book analyses the current status of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN 2030 Agenda, assessing their progress and providing strategies for achieving them. The authors emphasise the need for urgent action and concerted collaborative efforts to deliver meaningful progress by 2030, as global political turmoil, the Covid-19 pandemic, and climate change have put the SDGs at risk.Pathways and Barriers to Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals explores the complex and multifaceted nature of the issues targeted by the SDGs. It highlights that the root causes of these challenges are often difficult to resolve in countries facing social, political and financial turmoil, conditions which can have cascading effects on food, nutrition, health, education, and the environment. With only 15 per cent of SDGs on track for 2030, this book puts forward suggestions on how collective action can overcome the challenges to get the remaining goals back on track.This book is a timely resource for students and academics in the fields of development studies, sustainability, and business and management. It is also an enlightening read for policymakers, NGOs, environmental activists, and those involved in pursuing the SDGs.

In this timely book, Cam Caldwell, Verl Anderson and Dima Jamali explore the concept of ‘Quiet Quitting’ and its role in business. They focus on what employers and the business community can productively do to reverse the Quiet Quitting phenomenon, while honoring their responsibilities to employees.Drawing on theory and practice, the authors analyze the root causes of the Quiet Quitting trend and identify the shortcomings of today’s leaders, organizations and academic institutions. Chapters cover important topics such as employee motivation and commitment and emphasize the importance of accountability and employee trust. Ultimately, the authors encourage decision makers to rethink their assumptions about the employer-employee relationship and highlight ways to successfully combat the problem of Quiet Quitting.Quiet Quitting and the Leadership Challenge is an important resource for academics and students of business, leadership studies, organizational behavior, human resource management and employment relations. Business professionals will equally benefit from the book’s practical insights.

Our Elgar Concise Introductions are inspiring and considered introductions to the key principles in business, expertly written by some of the world’s leading scholars. The aims of the series are two-fold: to pinpoint essential principles of business and management, and to offer insights that stimulate critical thinking.This Concise Introduction provides an overview of organizational development, addressing the contemporary problems facing organizations. In a world where the body of knowledge doubles annually, but business leaders rely on yesterday’s assumptions, this book demonstrates the importance of creating high performance and high trust cultures.Cam Caldwell, Verl Anderson and Dima Jamali examine the key lessons for leaders and organizations in the 21st century, supplying guidance on deepening intrapersonal relationships within organizations. They discuss the importance of motivation and collaboration, acknowledging timely issues such as mental health, employee wellbeing and engagement, and teamwork. The book evaluates ethical leadership skills and different organizational cultures, developing strategies for driving progression and pioneering change.Key Features:Identifies root causes of toxic workplace cultures that plague modern companiesDelivers practical solutions to address the strategic needs of tomorrow’s organizationsHighlights common failures of leaders and businesses that impact employee trust and commitmentConcise Introduction to Organizational Development is a discerning resource for students and academics in economics and business. Its useful insights on inclusive leadership and conflict resolution are greatly beneficial to industry leaders and those in management positions.

Our Elgar Concise Introductions are inspiring and considered introductions to the key principles in business, expertly written by some of the world’s leading scholars. The aims of the series are two-fold: to pinpoint essential principles of business and management, and to offer insights that stimulate critical thinking.This Concise Introduction provides an overview of organizational development, addressing the contemporary problems facing organizations. In a world where the body of knowledge doubles annually, but business leaders rely on yesterday’s assumptions, this book demonstrates the importance of creating high performance and high trust cultures.Cam Caldwell, Verl Anderson and Dima Jamali examine the key lessons for leaders and organizations in the 21st century, supplying guidance on deepening intrapersonal relationships within organizations. They discuss the importance of motivation and collaboration, acknowledging timely issues such as mental health, employee wellbeing and engagement, and teamwork. The book evaluates ethical leadership skills and different organizational cultures, developing strategies for driving progression and pioneering change.Key Features:Identifies root causes of toxic workplace cultures that plague modern companiesDelivers practical solutions to address the strategic needs of tomorrow’s organizationsHighlights common failures of leaders and businesses that impact employee trust and commitmentConcise Introduction to Organizational Development is a discerning resource for students and academics in economics and business. Its useful insights on inclusive leadership and conflict resolution are greatly beneficial to industry leaders and those in management positions.

The challenge facing leaders in the 21st century is to restore stakeholder trust, build employee commitment, and create organizations that are able to sustain long-term competitive advantage. Great leadership combines both character and competence, but corporate values must include excellence and quality as well as integrity and honesty. Creating organizational systems that reinforce and support core values and that achieve outstanding performance must be founded upon principles that work on the street, in the office, and on the shop floor.

Ethical leadership that honors a commitment to world class standards is a mandatory requirement for today's incredibly competitive global business environment, but ethical leadership encompasses far more than avoiding polluting the environment or misrepresenting product features to customers. This book clarifies the duties and obligations that leaders owe to their many stakeholders as they seek to create long-term wealth, but it also provides insights about how to build the organizational culture and systems required to sustain highly ethical organizations that inspire commitment and compete successfully.