Getting Down to Business: A Look at Leadership Education in Business Schools

1Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies, Department of Entrepreneurship, Leadership Studies & Marketing Sidhu School of Business and Leadership, Wilkes University, Wilkes Barre, PA Matthew
2Assistant Professor of Management, Department of Management, Marketing and Logistics John Carroll University University Heights, OH

Journal of Leadership Education

ISSN: 1552-9045

Article publication date: 15 September 2013

Issue publication date: 15 September 2013

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Abstract

In the context of business schools, the word “leadership” is widely used in missions, visions, and marketing materials. However, underlying support and the infrastructure to truly develop leaders may be lacking. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the challenges and issues facing leadership education in the context of business education. More specifically, we highlight some of the structural challenges, foundational issues, and research related problems and identify several opportunities to address some of the areas for development. Throughout this paper, we discuss how the National Leadership Education Research Agenda can spark research that will legitimize our work not only in business, but across disciplines.

Citation

Sowcik, M. and Allen, S.J. (2013), "Getting Down to Business: A Look at Leadership Education in Business Schools", Journal of Leadership Education, Vol. 12 No. 3, pp. 57-75. https://doi.org/10.12806/V12/I3/TF3

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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