Leadership in the context of religious institutions : the case of Benedictine Monasteries /: the case of Benedictine Monasteries. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Günter Müller-Stewens, Notker Wolf, editors.
• Editors: Müller-Stewens, Günter; Wolf, Notker
• Contents: Part I Managing in a Monastic Context.- A Monastery Is More than a Business: Spiritual Foundations of the Rule of St. Benedict for the 'Oikonomia' of a Monastery.- Using Knowledge from Management Science in the Context of the Church: Possibilities and Limitations.- Management of Monasteries: A Field Report.- Sustainability for Centuries: Monastic Governance of Austrian Benedictine Abbeys.- Leadership Training in the Monastic Context: Experiences and Future Challenges.- Part II Leadership Development: Lessons Learned from the LRB Course.- Strategy Making: Providing Orientation and Sense.- Can Monasteries Learn from Modern Organizational Theory?.- Leadership in Monasteries.- Walking the Tightrope Between Change and Tradition: Lessons on Managing Projects in Benedictine Contexts.- Reflections on the Impact of the Leadership Training.- Part III Future Challenges.- Leadership Needs in Global Diversity: The Missionary Benedictines.- 'Women Usually Ended Up Second Class': Remarks from an International Women's Perspective.- Observations of a Missionary Benedictine from Rome.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 149 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 158/.4; Leadership; Benedictine monasteries; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030137694; 3030137694
• Related ISBNs: 9783030137687
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 13, 2019).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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