The Palgrave Handbook of Servant Leadership

  • 41h 2m
  • Gary E. Roberts, Satinder K. Dhiman
  • Springer
  • 2023

This reference work offers comprehensive perspectives on servant leadership. Featuring a cadre of leading world-class scholars, practitioners, and contributing authors from diverse fields of inquiry, it aims to collate research on servant leadership with a particular focus on its moral and spiritual dimensions. It is divided into sections that center on topics such as character, philosophical influences, diversity and inclusion, critiques of servant leadership as well as examples of servant leaders

Though first introduced in the 1970 by Robert Greenleaf, the field of servant leadership is still lacking consensus on a definition and a theoretical framework. The goal of this reference work is to begin to fill this gap by assembling the scholarship of the top scholars in this field and providing a go-to source for information on the theory and practice of servant leadership. This handbook will serve as an essential resource for researchers, scholars, and students of organizational behavior, human resource management, and business ethics, as well as consultants and business leaders interested in discovering the best leadership models to suit contemporary organizations.

About the Author

Satinder K. Dhiman, PH.D., ED.D., MBA, MCOM (Gold-Medalist)

Scholar | Author | Associate Dean | Chair & Director, MBA | Accreditation Evaluator | Wellbeing Consultant | Professor

Professor of Management at Woodbury University, Burbank, California, Dr. Dhiman serves as the Associate Dean, Chair, and Director of the MBA Program. With an interdisciplinary research agenda encompassing organization behavior, workplace spirituality, workplace wellbeing and fulfillment, sustainability, servant leadership, mindfulness, social entrepreneurship, education, organization development, and Eastern and Western philosophy in leadership, Professor Dhiman holds a PhD in Social Sciences from Tilburg University, the Netherlands, an EdD in Organizational Leadership from Pepperdine University, Los Angeles, an MBA from West Coast University, Los Angeles, and a Master’s degree in Commerce from Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, having earned the Gold Medal. He has also completed advanced Executive Leadership Programs at Harvard, Stanford, and Wharton. His academic leadership experience includes having served as the Chair for a special MBA Program for the Mercedes-Benz executives, China; as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Guadalajara campus, Mexico; as E-Commerce curriculum lead advisor, Universidad Francisco Gavidia, El Salvador; coordinator for the MBA Student Los Angeles Fieldtrip Program for Berlin University for Professional Studies (DUW); and accreditation mentor to Sustainability Management School (SUMAS), Gland, Switzerland. During December 12–15, 2019, he was invited by Monash University, Australia, to lead a track in Spirituality in Management in the 16th International Conference in Business Management. He has served as the President (2016–2018), (2022–present), and as a distinguished Patron (2019–2021) for the International Chamber for Service Industry (ICSI). Recognized as a strategic thinker for his pioneering contributions to the field of transformational leadership, workplace spirituality, workplace well-being, sustainability, and fulfillment in personal and professional arena, Professor Dhiman is a sought after Keynote speaker at regional, national, and international conferences such as the prestigious TEDx Conference @ College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California. Since then, he has led several major national and international conferences as co-organizer and/or as track chair.

Recipient of several national and international academic and professional honors and awards in teaching, scholarship, and service, Professor Dhiman was awarded the Woodbury University Ambassador of the Year Award in 2015 and 2017 and MBA Professor of the Year Award in 2015; Scholarly and Creative Writing Award, 2019; Most Valuable MBA Professor Award, 2018; Most Inspirational and Most Charismatic MBA Teacher Award 2012, 2013/2014/2018; the Steve Allen Excellence in Education Award in 2006; and the prestigious ACBSP International Teacher of the Year Award in 2004. Most recently, he chaired a symposium at the Academy of Management that received the “2019 Best Symposium Proposal and Showcase Symposium” Award by the MSR DivisionProfessor Dhiman’s scholarly accomplishments include over 70 professional conference presentations, over 150 invitations to be a keynote speaker, over 100 online webinars, participation in plenary sessions, conference track chair sessions, leading symposiums and webinars, and scores of distinguished guest lectures and creative workshops – nationally and internationally. He has published over 65 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters. As author, translator, editor, co-author, co-editor of over 40 management, leadership, spirituality, sustainability, and accounting-related books and research monographs, his most recent books include: Leadership After COVID-19: Working Together xxvi About the Editor-in-Chief Toward a Sustainable Future (2022 – Springer, with Marques); New Horizons in Management, Leadership and Sustainability (2021 – Springer, with Samaratunge); Bhagavad Gītā and Leadership: A Catalyst for Organizational Transformation (2019 – Palgrave Macmillan); Managing by the Bhagavad Gītā: Timeless Lessons for Today’s Managers (2018 – Springer; with Amar); Holistic Leadership (Palgrave 2017); Gandhi and Leadership (Palgrave 2015); Seven Habits of Highly Fulfilled People (2012); and co-editing and co-authoring, with Marques, Spirituality and Sustainability (Springer 2016), Leadership Today (Springer, 2016), Engaged Leadership (Springer, 2018), New Horizons in Positive Leadership and Change (Springer, 2020), and Social Entrepreneurship and Corporate Social Responsibility (Springer, 2020). He has also translated several Indian spiritual classics into English, including the Sahaja Gītā. He is the Editor-in-Chief of seven multi-author Major Reference Works: Springer Handbook of Engaged Sustainability (2018 – Springer International, Switzerland) and Palgrave Handbook of Workplace Spirituality and Fulfillment (2018 – Palgrave Macmillan, USA); Routledge Companion to Mindfulness at Work (2020); Palgrave Handbook of Workplace Wellbeing (2021 – Palgrave Macmillan); Routledge Companion to Leadership and Change (2022 – Routledge, UK); The Palgrave Handbook of Servant Leadership (2023 – Palgrave Macmillan, USA; with Roberts); The Springer Handbook of Global Leadership and Followership (2023 – Springer International, Switzerland; with Marques, Schmieder-Ramirez, and Malakyan).

Additionally, he serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Palgrave Studies in Workplace Spirituality and Fulfillment; Routledge Frontiers in Sustainable Business; the General Editorof a series entitled Routledge Frontiers in Sustainable Business Practice (the Series); and co-editor of Springer Series in Management, Change, Strategy and Positive Leadership.

Some of his forthcoming titles include Leading without Power: A Model of Highly Fulfilled Leaders (2022 – Palgrave Macmillan); Conscious Consumption: Healthy, Humane and Sustainable Living (2022 – Routledge, UK); Wise Leadership for Turbulent Times (2022 – Routledge, UK); and Creative Leadershift: About the Editor-in-Chief xxvii Discover. Innovate. Enact. (2022 – Routledge, with Chandra Handa). He has published research with his colleagues in Journal of Values-Based Leadership, Organization Development Journal, Journal of Management Development, Journal of Social Change, Journal of Applied Business and Economics, and Performance Improvement.

Professor Dhiman has served as Accreditation Consultant, Evaluator, and Site Visit Team Leader for the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) for more than 25 universities in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. He is the Founder-Director of Forever Fulfilled, a Los Angelesbased Well-being Consultancy that focuses on workplace wellness, workplace spirituality, and self-leadership.

Gary E. Roberts, (Ph.D. in Public Affairs, 1989, University of Pittsburgh) is an Adjunct Professor of Public Administration in the Robertson School of Government at Regent University and teaches human resource management. He has served at Regent University for 19 years, and before coming to Regent University in 2003, he has served at Florida International University, Fairleigh Dickinson University, and the University of Memphis, holding various leadership positions. Before his full-time academic career, Dr. Roberts worked in various roles in human resource management and research analyst positions within local government, non-profit sector, and private industry. He has helped launch several nonprofits while serving on nonprofit boards and providing technical assistance to start-up nonprofits.

Professor Roberts’ research interests include Christian servant leadership within the human resource management system and the influence of spiritual intelligence on personal and organizational well-being. His work is widely cited in the academic literature in performance appraisal, human resource management, and servant leadership. With 5 books and 55 plus articles and book chapters, he has published extensively, primarily in human resource management, with direct relevance to the public and nonprofit sectors. His latest books include Working the Christian Servant Leader Spiritual Intelligence and Servant Leader Human Resource Management: A Moral and Spiritual Perspective. In addition, Dr. Roberts is currently serving as co-editor for the Handbook ofServant Leadership and is a series editor for the Palgrave Studies in Workplace Spirituality and Fulfillment. He is a member of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and Vineyard Community Church. He has been married to his beautiful wife, Connie, for 39 years and has three wonderful daughters and two grandchildren.

In this Book

  • Foreword
  • Prolegomenon
  • Contributors
  • Gandhi: An Exemplary Servant Leader Par Excellence
  • Servant Leadership and Its Vulnerability: Walking the Fine Line of Servant Leadership
  • The Makings of a Servant Leader: The Role of Personality and Character in Effective Servant Leadership
  • Jesus and Servant-Leadership in the Gospels
  • Servant Leadership and Employees’ Well-Being: A Workplace of Passionate, Peaceful, and Productive People
  • The Will to Serve: Servant Leadership in Indian Context
  • Developing an Other-Focus: A Servant Leadership–Oriented Assessment, Challenge, and Support Model of Leadership Development
  • The Paradox of the Biblical Servant Leadership and American Presidency in the Context of American Evangelical Christianity
  • Servant Leadership During a Struggle for Political Freedom: A Psychobiography of Albertina Sisulu
  • Triguna Principles of the Gita and the Art of Servant Leadership
  • Narendra Modi: A Case Study of Servant Leadership
  • The New Servant Leader: How the Pandemic Evolved Citizen Perspectives of Leadership
  • Servant Leadership and Spirituality: Perspectives on Healing and Black Christian, Eastern, and Womanist Insights
  • Developing Servant Leaders in Business
  • The Role of Servant Leaders in Sustainable Development
  • Servant Leadership and Its Relation to Ethics and Morality
  • Behind the Great Wall: Cultivating Servant Leadership on a Chinese Campus
  • A Servant Leader’s Guide to Maximizing the Potential of Diverse Teams: A Model for Leadership Development
  • The Yin-Yang Mind of Servant Leadership
  • The Servant Leadership Style of Successful Women Leaders in Entrepreneurship
  • The Value and Impact of Servant Leadership Discourse in Church Leadership Studies
  • Advancing Servant Leadership Among College-Aged Youth: Addressing Comfort Zone and Privilege with Pedagogies of Engagement and Student Philanthropy
  • Servant Leadership and Frontline Outcomes: A Meta-Analytic Evaluation
  • The Entrepreneur as the Servant Leader of Markets and Beyond
  • A Human Resources View on Servant Leadership
  • The Moderating Effect of Emotional Intelligence on the Relationship Between Servant Leadership and Organizational Citizenship Behavior in the Medical Device Industry
  • Ethical Foundations of Servant-Leadership Practice
  • Dialogue as Servant Leadership
  • The History of Leadership Focus: Servant Leadership’s Coming of Age
  • Teachers as Servant Leaders: Enriching Teacher-Student Relationships Through the Application of Robert K. Greenleaf’s Servant-Leadership Philosophy
  • Harmony-Wisdom and Soft-Listening: Servant-Leader Values and Skills
  • Servant Leadership Theory and Practice in Government Organizations
  • Followerfirst: A Motive for Servant Leadership
  • Religious Identity and Servant Leadership
  • The Influence of Religious Faith Beliefs on Servant Leadership in the Context of High Power Distance
  • Servant Soldiers: Profiles in Courage of Admirals Larry C. Baucom and William McCarthy
  • Servant Leadership: A Critical Component in the Conservation of Natural Resources – An Intercultural Approach
  • Servant Leadership in Government Institutions: Bureaucratic Barriers to Servant Leadership
  • Servant Leadership and the Benevolent Ego: Understanding Their True Nature and Relationship
  • Ubuntu – “I Am Because We Are”: Servant Leadership in South Africa
  • A Self-Transcendence Model of Servant Leadership
  • Servant Leadership During an Epoch of Accelerated Digital Disruption
  • The Mission of Authority and Obedience: Servant Leadership in the Context of Faciem Tuam
  • When Servant Leaders Use Adaptive Leadership Tactics for Deep, Sustainable Change
  • Perspectives on Servant Leadership: Examining the Life and Impact of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
  • Spirituality and Servant Leadership: A Personal Reflection of a Corporate Leader
  • In the Service of the Planet: Investigation into Servant Leadership for Sustainability
  • Teachers Called to Stewardship: The Servant Leader Identity in K-12 Schools
  • Servant Leadership in a Nordic Healthcare Organization
  • A CEO’s Perspective on Servant Leadership Adoption: Part 1 – Case Description
  • Repairing the Theory of Servant Leadership
  • Servant Leadership: Profiling Three Exemplars from the Twentieth Century
  • Servant Leadership: Practices, Experiences, and Effective Ways to Mitigate Barriers
  • Servant Leadership: An Effective Leadership Style for the Twenty-First Century
  • Developing a Conceptual Framework for Assessing and Promoting Servant Leadership in a Catholic School System
  • Servant Leadership in Action: Stories of Two High School Principals
  • Servant Leaders Towards Organizational Sustainability Through a Spiritual Driving Force
  • The Apostle Paul and His Perspective and Practice of Servant Leadership
  • The Role and Value of Servant Leadership in Improving Performance Appraisal Practices
  • Servant Leadership and Redemption: The Missing Attribute
  • Public Service Motivation and Servant Leadership: A Synergistic Relationship
  • An Analysis of Servant Leadership’s Growth in Global Scope and Influence
  • Neuroscience and Servant Leadership: Underpinnings and Implications for Practice
  • Servant Leadership and Ethics: Testing the Relationship Between Personality and Ethical Predispositions of Public Administrators and Managers in Local Government
  • A CEO’s Perspective on Servant Leadership Adoption: Part 2 – Change
  • An Overview and Reflections on My Journey in Servant-Leadership
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