Engineering managers and sustainable systems: the need for and challenges of using an ethical framework for transformative leadership

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 140, Issue , 2017, Pages 205-212

  Jones, Sharon A ^a   Michelfelder, Diane ^b   Nair, Indira ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND   (United States)

^b MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Engineering; Engineering manager; Ethics of care; Sustainable systems; Transformational leadership

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; ENGINEERING; MANAGERS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENGINEERING MANAGERS; ENGINEERING PRACTICES; ETHICS OF CARE; PROFESSIONAL LEVELS; REFLECTIVE PRACTICES; SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY; SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS; TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP;

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84924112954     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.02.009     Document Type: Article

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