Key research themes
1. How can stewardship integrate with leadership models to enhance organizational and societal responsibility?
This research area explores stewardship as an alternative leadership approach centered on altruism, ethical responsibility, and long-term organizational care. It examines theoretical frameworks and empirical investigations into stewardship leadership, addressing challenges in institutionalizing stewardship in bureaucratic and corporate contexts. The focus is on qualities, maturation, and practices of leaders who embody stewardship, aiming to balance short-term demands with longer-term obligations toward stakeholders, society, and the environment.
2. What frameworks and theoretical foundations underpin stewardship in environmental and sustainability contexts?
This theme concentrates on stewardship's conceptualization as an ethical and practical framework for environmental management, sustainability, and resource governance. It investigates relational values such as care, ecological ethics, and the integration of stewardship into global challenges like biodiversity conservation, sustainable investing, and circular economies. The research synthesizes theoretical perspectives and normative principles to direct stewardship towards sustainability transformations.
3. How do stewardship frameworks operate within organizational and technological governance to promote sustainability and resource responsibility?
This theme examines stewardship frameworks as applied in organizational, technological, and asset management contexts. It includes research on risk and IT governance frameworks, stewardship-informed project management, user roles in circular economy approaches, and sustainability reporting in investment. It focuses on methods, architectural models, and ethical design principles integrating stewardship to enhance governance effectiveness, resilience, and environmental outcomes.
