Abstract
This paper reviews literature on sustainable leadership pre- and within the 21st century, using the following nuances: (1) selected dynamics attributable to socio-demographics, (2) implications and barriers that skew gender and leadership bias, and (3) the role of cultural norms and values in leadership practices and processes within organizations. The global challenge for research on sustainable leadership is also discussed, as it must take into account the different cultures, needs and requirements of different organizations within specific environmental contexts. A challenge spoke to the use of international models and strategies in order to achieve semantic interoperability. It is concluded that from the established theoretical framework, a focus on culture and sustainable leadership is needed, as these impact on various aspects of leadership including sustainability. It is suggested that for the future, emerging issues should incorporate sustainability into businesses in order to align environmental and social objectives with business strategies.
Highlights
Discussions around sustainability have emerged to be central and pivotal in for strategic thinking and decision-making in the sense that they provide policy makers with anchors for responses, especially in the competitive corporate world
Other schools of thought are of the view that there is a great need to integrate issues of sustainability into businesses’ mission statements, since their relationships with stakeholders are among the defining criteria for success in the 21st century (Stranislaw, 2007; Vergragt and Quist, 2011)
Leadership thought anchors around sustainability recognize that the experience of change itself, and the dissonance it creates, provides a new thinking, discoveries, and innovations, which can revitalize organizations, communities, and the globe
Summary
Discussions around sustainability have emerged to be central and pivotal in for strategic thinking and decision-making in the sense that they provide policy makers with anchors for responses, especially in the competitive corporate world. To this end, leading sustainability scholars suggest that organizations that do not or which respond weakly to sustainability will almost certainly face extinction (Galbreath, 2011; Bansal, 2001; Bansal, 2005). The authors drew on these perspectives, as they sort to understand the reasons behind why organizations commit to sustainable development and the notion that commitments could change over time
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