04205nam 2200637Ia 450 991082794520332120200520144314.01-60344-961-2(CKB)2670000000356002(EBL)1180038(SSID)ssj0000873643(PQKBManifestationID)11542974(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000873643(PQKBWorkID)10866369(PQKB)11419777(MiAaPQ)EBC1180038(OCoLC)841909865(MdBmJHUP)muse28996(Au-PeEL)EBL1180038(CaPaEBR)ebr10696171(CaONFJC)MIL486543(OCoLC)843638281(EXLCZ)99267000000035600220130514d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLeadership in agriculture[electronic resource] case studies for a new generation /John Patrick Jordan ... [et al.]1st ed.College Station Texas A&M University Press20131 online resource (260 p.)Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Service seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-60344-941-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 fromTexas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Service series.Agricultural administrationUnited StatesCase studiesAgriculture and stateEuropean Union countriesDecision makingLeadershipUnited StatesCase studiesAgricultural administrationAgriculture and stateDecision making.Leadership630.68Jordan John Patrick1723428Jordan John Patrick1723428MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827945203321Leadership in agriculture4124661UNINA