LEADER 04205nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910786703903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-60344-961-2 035 $a(CKB)2670000000356002 035 $a(EBL)1180038 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000873643 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11542974 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000873643 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10866369 035 $a(PQKB)11419777 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1180038 035 $a(OCoLC)841909865 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse28996 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1180038 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10696171 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL486543 035 $a(OCoLC)843638281 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000356002 100 $a20130514d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLeadership in agriculture$b[electronic resource] $ecase studies for a new generation /$fJohn Patrick Jordan ... [et al.] 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCollege Station $cTexas A&M University Press$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (260 p.) 225 1 $aTexas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Service series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-60344-941-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aLeadership 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. 330 $aIn a world facing chronic and increasing shortages in food crops and natural resources, visionary leadership in agriculture becomes more and more critical for building and maintaining a sustainable future. It is of paramount importance that the dynamic and challenging evolution in agriculture over the last century and a half be met today with imaginative leadership in virtually all aspects of activities and organizations involved. Leadership in Agriculture: Case Studies for a New Generation focuses on key characteristics and elements of leadership. Using case studies from 410 0$aTexas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Service series. 606 $aAgricultural administration$zUnited States$vCase studies 606 $aAgriculture and state$zEuropean Union countries$xDecision making 606 $aLeadership$zUnited States$vCase studies 615 0$aAgricultural administration 615 0$aAgriculture and state$xDecision making. 615 0$aLeadership 676 $a630.68 700 $aJordan$b John Patrick$01560579 701 $aJordan$b John Patrick$01560579 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786703903321 996 $aLeadership in agriculture$93826680 997 $aUNINA