Dr Giang Nguyen & Dr Heidi Wechtler
Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle
Responsible Leadership for Sustainable Transformation:
From Good Intentions to Systemic Impact
Responsible leadership is reshaping how tourism and hospitality organizations think about their relationship with communities, ecosystems, and the future. Understanding how it works in practice, what drives it, how it spreads across stakeholder networks, and what leaders can do differently, requires more than good intentions. It requires evidence.
This site translates four years of doctoral research into accessible knowledge for tourism operators, destination managers, government agencies, and regional tourism associations working in or with the Mekong corridor and the wider sustainable tourism landscape.
Here is a snapshot of the seven modules:
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Why the leadership models we rely on are no longer enough
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What responsible leadership actually looks like
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Responsible leadership operates at three levels at once
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The Mekong Delta as a window on the world
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How responsible leadership works: mechanisms and social capital
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How change spreads: sensemaking and stakeholder dynamics
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Leadership for a sustainable future: SDGs and what needs to change
