Promoting Service Leadership Qualities in University Students The Case of Hong Kong

Synopsis

This book outlines the development of service leadership curricula, programs and materials designed for university students in Hong Kong. In addition, it includes evaluation studies and specific service leadership programs, making it a pioneering book that integrates service leadership and student wellbeing for Chinese university students. In view of the transformation of industries resulting in shifts from manufacturing economies to service economies, the book takes a holistic approach to leadership development, focusing on three basic components of effective service leadership that are closely related to student wellbeing: leadership competencies such as emotional intelligence and resilience, moral character, and a caring disposition. This approach represents a move away from literature that emphasizes the elite leadership model, assuming that leadership is the privilege of a talented few. By extension, it argues that the promotion of service leadership qualities is a good strategy for promoting student wellness. The individual chapters are extended versions of papers presented at the “International Conference on Service Leadership Education for University Students: Experience in Hong Kong,” which was held in May 2014. The book offers a valuable contribution to Chinese and global academic literature on service leadership and will benefit researchers and educators alike.

Book details

Edition:

1st ed. 2015

Series:

Quality of Life in Asia (Book 6)

Author:

Daniel T.L. Shek, Po Chung

ISBN:

9789812875150

Related ISBNs:

9789812875143

Publisher:

Springer Singapore, Singapore

Pages:

N/A

Reading age:

Not specified

Includes images:

Yes

Date of addition:

2019-10-24

Usage restrictions:

Copyright

Copyright date:

2015

Copyright by:

Springer Singapore, Singapore 

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Categories:

Business and Finance, Education, Nonfiction, Psychology, Sociology