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Museum leadership traits and sustainability practices
Master of Science (M.S.), Drexel University
Dec 2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/e6c4-s487
Abstract
Our natural world is changing dramatically because of human activity (NASA, n.d.). As our natural world has changed, museums over the centuries have been adapting and providing space for difficult conversations to occur, for knowledge to be shared to understand our world, our humanity, and relationships. Museums, as institutions held in the public's trust, have a responsibility to be leaders in creating and sharing the knowledge to make the world a healthier place. Museums have the unique ability and opportunity to help communities and individuals facilitate meaning and conversations. One critical discussion occurring now is about the climate crisis. The climate crisis is happening, and museums can help to facilitate purpose and action between the individual and our natural environment. Understanding leadership behavior, specifically how it relates to green organizational practices, will help the museum sector to confront our current climate crisis. The conducted research demonstrated that none of the studied museum leaders fully embodied being an environmental specific transformational leader within a green organization, but each exhibited a combination of traits both individually and organizational. Because of this, there is a significant opportunity for museums to become green leaders within Philadelphia through the development of environmental specific transformational leadership and strengthening of green organizational behavior.
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- Title
- Museum leadership traits and sustainability practices
- Creators
- Caitlin Kiyoko O'Brien - DU
- Contributors
- Julie Goodman (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Master of Science (M.S.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- iii, 41 pages
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Arts Administration; Arts and Entertainment Enterprise; Drexel University; Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design
- Other Identifier
- 11284; 991014632513404721