Women Leaders in Chaotic Environments

Prof. Dr. Sefika Sule ERÇETIN graduated from the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences Department of Business Administration at Anadolu University in 1984. In 1987 she started working as a research assistant at the Division of Educational Administration, Supervision, Planning, and Economics in Hacettepe University and completed her doctoral degree in 1991. In 1994 she was invited to be a visiting scholar by the University of Texas at Austin. She is editor-in-chief of different national and international journals and has been involved in and headed various international and national collaboration projects. She is one of the few academics in Turkey to focus on "chaos, complexity, quantum leadership" since 1990. She is the president, board member and founder member of the International Science Association (ISCASS).

Part I: Introduction.- Emine Erdogan: The Woman Power Behind Recep Tayyip Erdogan.- Foreign Policy Decision Making as a Chaotic Phenomenon: Angela Merkel's Foreign Policy between 2005-2009.- "President Vigdis" - The End and The Beginning of Women's Agenda in Iceland.- Hazrat Aisha: In Terms of Religious, Authentic and Didactic Leadership Characteristics.- Oprah Winfrey's Leadership through Womanhood.- A Woman Leader in Ottoman History: Kösem Sultan (1589-1651).- Rosa Louise Parks as a Quiet Leader Who Transforms American Society Forever.- Benazir Bhutto- Freedom and Chaos in Her Life.- Maria Montessori's Transformation of Special Needs Education.- Rebecca Kadaga's Transformation of Uganda's Parliamentary System.- Part II: The Plight of Women Leadership in Complex Social Media and Social Networking Systems.- Women's Leadership in the Developing World: Learning from the Past, Envisioning the Future.- Women Empowerment for Promoting Rural Economy in West Bengal: A Study on Pallimangal (A Unit of Ramakrishna Mission Kamarpukur).- A Complex Issue in Turkish Education System: Gender Imparity (2000-2015 Period).- Gendered Leadership in Multinational Corporations: Gendered Social-Organizations: An Analysis of a Gendered Foundation in Organizations.- The Role of Women Professionals in Transformation of Higher Education for Sustainable Development.- Women's Challenges in Leadership.- Part III: Epilogue.