The increasing complexity of global challenges—from climate change to social inequalities—demands a profound evolution of traditional managerial practices. This thesis aims to investigate the concept of sustainable leadership as a strategic lever for integrating environmental, social, and economic sustainability into organizational decision making. The study traces the theoretical evolution of leadership, highlighting the distinction between leadership and management, and examines models of responsible, ethical, and transformational leadership. A particular focus is placed on the core competencies required of sustainable leaders, including empathy, systems thinking, active listening, and change management. Through a critical synthesis of academic literature and organizational practices across diverse contexts, the thesis analyzes how leadership contributes to the adoption of regenerative, participatory models oriented toward collective well being. To this end, three ideal typical archetypes of sustainable leaders are defined—the Technical Industrial, the Socio Institutional, and the Cultural Relational—each characterized by a distinctive set of competencies, decision making logics, and operational strategies. These archetypes serve to guide corporate action toward long term horizons while harmoniously integrating economic, environmental, and social dimensions. The findings demonstrate that sustainable leadership is a critical success factor for organizations seeking to navigate ongoing transitions effectively, fostering employee engagement, system resilience, and shared value creation. The thesis concludes with the proposal of an operational framework for embedding sustainable leadership into corporate strategies, outlining enabling conditions, systemic barriers, and potential levers for transformative change.
La crescente complessità delle sfide globali — dai cambiamenti climatici alle disuguaglianze sociali — richiede un’evoluzione profonda delle pratiche manageriali tradizionali. Questa tesi si propone di analizzare il concetto di leadership sostenibile come leva strategica per integrare la sostenibilità ambientale, sociale ed economica nei processi decisionali delle organizzazioni. L’elaborato esplora l’evoluzione teorica della leadership, mettendo in luce la distinzione tra leadership e management, e approfondisce i modelli di leadership responsabile, etica e trasformazionale. La trattazione si arricchisce con un focus sulle competenze chiave richieste ai leader sostenibili, tra cui empatia, visione sistemica, capacità di ascolto e gestione del cambiamento. Attraverso una sintesi critica della letteratura accademica e delle prassi organizzative in contesti differenti, la tesi analizza il contributo della leadership all’adozione di modelli organizzativi rigenerativi, partecipativi e volti al benessere comune. A tal fine, vengono definiti tre archetipi idealtipici di leader sostenibile — il Tecnico Industriale, il Socio Istituzionale e il Culturale Relazionale — ciascuno caratterizzato da un insieme distintivo di competenze, modalità decisionali e strategie operative, utili a guidare l’azione aziendale verso orizzonti di lungo termine e a integrare sinergicamente dimensioni economiche, ambientali e sociali. I risultati evidenziano come la leadership sostenibile rappresenti un fattore critico di successo per le organizzazioni che intendono affrontare con efficacia le transizioni in atto, promuovendo al contempo l’engagement dei lavoratori, la resilienza dei sistemi e la creazione di valore condiviso. La tesi si conclude con una proposta di framework operativo per l’implementazione della leadership sostenibile nelle strategie aziendali, evidenziando le condizioni abilitanti, le resistenze sistemiche e le leve di trasformazione possibili
La Leadership Sostenibile - Modelli per il management della sostenibilità
LOMUTO, ROCCO ROBERTO
2024/2025
Abstract
The increasing complexity of global challenges—from climate change to social inequalities—demands a profound evolution of traditional managerial practices. This thesis aims to investigate the concept of sustainable leadership as a strategic lever for integrating environmental, social, and economic sustainability into organizational decision making. The study traces the theoretical evolution of leadership, highlighting the distinction between leadership and management, and examines models of responsible, ethical, and transformational leadership. A particular focus is placed on the core competencies required of sustainable leaders, including empathy, systems thinking, active listening, and change management. Through a critical synthesis of academic literature and organizational practices across diverse contexts, the thesis analyzes how leadership contributes to the adoption of regenerative, participatory models oriented toward collective well being. To this end, three ideal typical archetypes of sustainable leaders are defined—the Technical Industrial, the Socio Institutional, and the Cultural Relational—each characterized by a distinctive set of competencies, decision making logics, and operational strategies. These archetypes serve to guide corporate action toward long term horizons while harmoniously integrating economic, environmental, and social dimensions. The findings demonstrate that sustainable leadership is a critical success factor for organizations seeking to navigate ongoing transitions effectively, fostering employee engagement, system resilience, and shared value creation. The thesis concludes with the proposal of an operational framework for embedding sustainable leadership into corporate strategies, outlining enabling conditions, systemic barriers, and potential levers for transformative change.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12075/21972