Value-Oriented Leadership in Theory and Practice (eBook)

This book provides a holistic view of the topic of values-based leadership by bridging the important gap between understanding theory and applying it in practice. Based on theoretically sound contributions from experts, a systematic understanding is developed: What are values in general and what do they mean in a business context? What does value orientation mean? How does it work in the different areas of leadership? Practice-oriented contributions by experienced practitioners offer orientation for value-oriented leadership in every kind of company, from the small to the large. From structural familiarization with corporate leadership to day-to-day values-based interactions with employees in people management, you can find helpful inspiration in this book. This book is attractive in its comprehensibility and authenticity. It is about experiencing the life of values in a company as really meaningful, necessary and feasible.

Prof. Dr. Jessica Lange has been combining the theory and practice of value-oriented management for several years: From 2012 to 2016, Lange completed her doctorate at the University of Oldenburg (Lower Saxony) on the topic of value-oriented management in municipal energy supply. Since 2009, the author has been active in management consulting on a wide range of topics related to corporate culture and value management; since 2013, she has also been self-employed within the framework of her company WERTEmanagement Dr. Jessica Lange. She has been teaching on corporate ethics topics since 2013 and has been a full-time professor of business administration at the FOM University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg since 2018.