1st Edition

Strategy and Leadership for Grand Societal Challenges Bridging Theory and Practice

Edited By Alice Erthal, Douglas Wegner Copyright 2026
204 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

204 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Strategy and Leadership for Grand Societal Challenges: Bridging Theory and Practice offers a thorough examination of grand challenges (GCs), addressing the origins and impacts of these global issues while outlining practical solutions.  Through a blend of theoretical exploration and real-world case studies, this book reveals how businesses, governments, and organizations can... Read more

1. Introduction to Grand Challenges in Management

Alice Erthal and Douglas Wegner

 

2. Building a Responsible Future: The Intersection of Grand Challenges and Responsible Innovation

Kadígia Faccin, Ana Burcharth, and John Bessant

 

3. Collaborative Networks for Addressing Grand Challenges

Rosileia Milagres, Otávio Rezende, and Jorge Verschoore

 

4. Grand Challenges in Focus: Leveraging Open Strategizing for Collaborative Solutions

Maria-Elisa Brandão-Bernardes, Rosalia Aldraci Barbosa Lavarda, and Christiane Bellucci

 

5. Facing Grand Challenges with Global Mindset and Humility

Lívia Barakat and Sylvia Mello

 

6. Ethical Leadership in Times of Grand Challenges: Toward a Relational Approach

Anahid Roux-Rosier and Mar Perezts

 

7. Individual Agency in Addressing Grand Challenges: Understanding Multilevel Pressures and Driving Change

Lucas Amaral

 

8. All-Out War on SMEs: The Forgotten Grand Challenge

Diego Marconatto

 

9. Navigating Digital Transformation in Latin American Cities to Address Grand Challenges

Sergio Mastrogiovanni, Guilherme Luz Tortorella, and Héctor Rocha

 

10. Health Systems Financing: Addressing Grand Challenges for Sustainable Universal Health Coverage

Claudimar Pereira da Veiga, Luciana Faluba Damázio, and Zhaohui Su

 

11. Tackling Grand Challenges and the Social Contract for Business

Jill A. Brown

Biography

Alice Erthal is Professor of Organizational Behavior and Leadership at Fundação Dom Cabral, Brazil.

Douglas Wegner is Professor of Collaborative Strategies at Fundação Dom Cabral, Brazil.