Service Leadership Education Embedded in a Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Framework
Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 12 - Chapter in an edited book (Author) › peer-review
Author(s)
Detail(s)
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Promoting service leadership qualities in university students |
| Subtitle of host publication | The case of Hong Kong |
| Editors | Daniel T.L. Shek, Po Chung |
| Place of Publication | Singapore |
| Publisher | Springer Singapore |
| Pages | 51-65 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (electronic) | 978-981-287-515-0 |
| ISBN (print) | 978-981-287-514-3, 978-981-10-1268-6 |
| Publication status | Published - 28 Aug 2015 |
Publication series
| Name | Quality of Life in Asia |
|---|---|
| Volume | 6 |
| ISSN (Print) | 2211-0550 |
| ISSN (electronic) | 2211-0569 |
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Abstract
Despite the importance of services in Hong Kong’s economy and the role of leadership in the services sector, little is known about how Hong Kong’s universities played a role in nurturing future service leaders. Drawing on the notion that “everyone can be a leader” which rejects the trait-based perspective of leadership, we demonstrate how City University of Hong Kong (CityU) pioneered the development of service leadership education that is embedded in the social innovation and entrepreneurship framework. We elaborated CityU’s approach to service leadership and showcased how we implemented the framework in two undergraduate courses that embrace the spirit of service learning and social entrepreneurship. We conclude that universities in Hong Kong need a “paradigm shift” in how they sharpen and unleash the creative potential of their target beneficiaries and should give a greater focus on discovery-enriched learning to better prepare young future leaders in the fast-changing world. © 2015, Springer Science+Business Media Singapore.
Research Area(s)
- service leadership, social entrepreneurship, Hong Kong's service economy, curriculam approach
Citation Format(s)
Service Leadership Education Embedded in a Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Framework. / Wong, Linda; Chandra, Yanto.
Promoting service leadership qualities in university students: The case of Hong Kong. ed. / Daniel T.L. Shek; Po Chung. 1. ed. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2015. p. 51-65 (Quality of Life in Asia; Vol. 6).
Promoting service leadership qualities in university students: The case of Hong Kong. ed. / Daniel T.L. Shek; Po Chung. 1. ed. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2015. p. 51-65 (Quality of Life in Asia; Vol. 6).
Research output: Chapters, Conference Papers, Creative and Literary Works › RGC 12 - Chapter in an edited book (Author) › peer-review
