{"product_id":"leadership-in-agriculture-john-patrick-jordan-9781623493035","title":"Leadership in Agriculture","description":"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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeadership in Agriculture: Case Studies for a New Generation\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on key characteristics and elements of leadership. Using case studies from research, industry, education, administration, and extension services, the authors present real-world circumstances ranging from natural disasters to major restructuring that demanded problem solving, new initiatives, consensus, and organizational commitment. Drawing on their own experiences and covering topics as diverse as closing facilities, mounting a national research initiative, reinventing a major corporation, and dealing with invasive termites, the studies contain examples of both good and bad outcomes and tie back to the stated leadership principles and qualities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e TABLE OF CONTENTS: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Preface vii \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Acknowledgments xiii \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Leadership in the Agricultural Environment 1 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Character: The Bedrock of Leaders and Leadership 13 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Case Studies--How Leadership Can Make a Difference 37 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 1. Facing Down Nature: How a Regional Lab Survived Hurricane Katrina (Addressing Physical Crises) 38 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 2. Exerting Ag Leadership in Distributed Geographic Locations (Coordinating Dispersed Units within One Organization) 49 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 3. Closing and Relocating Facilities and Terminating Programs (Leadership Challenges with Organizational Restructuring) 59 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 4. National Research Initiative: Creating a Shared Leadership Vision (Bringing about a New Solution) 73 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 5. Battling Formosan Subterranean Termites (Forging a New Approach) 81 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 6. Gathering of the Agricultural Clan (Bringing Leaders Together without Central Authority) 90 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 7. Monsanto: How One Company Saw the Future and Transformed to Seize It (Leadership's Role in a Significant Change) 96 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 8. Enhancing Leadership in the State Agricultural Experiment Stations (Cultivating New Leadership) 123 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 9. Development of the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) (Enhancing a Better Understanding of Agricultural Science and Technology) 133 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lessons Learned from Case Studies 145 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Making Leadership Work for You 152 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Appendixes: How Does the Scientific Agricultural System Work? 161 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Appendix A. The Land-Grant System: A Key to America's Dream? How Does It Function? 161 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Appendix B. The USDA's Agricultural Research Service: Focus on National and International Issues 165 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Appendix C. The Industrial Approach to Research: Diverse Foci Linked to Industrial Economic Effects 167 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Notes 171 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bibliography 173 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e About the Authors 177 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Index 179 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Patrick Jordan,Gale A. Buchanan,Neville P. Clark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 162349303X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781623493035\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas A\u0026amp;M University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.60d","brand":"John Patrick Jordan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445449896191,"sku":"9781623493035","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_160646cb-3273-484f-b9e6-3cb9db122939.jpg?v=1777218623","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/leadership-in-agriculture-john-patrick-jordan-9781623493035","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}