Service Leadership Education Embedded in a Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Framework

17 Pages Posted: 5 May 2015 Last revised: 16 May 2016

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Linda Wong

City University of Hong Kong (CityU)

Yanto Chandra

City University of Hong Kong

Date Written: May 5, 2015

Abstract

Despite the importance of services in Hong Kong’s economy and the role of leadership in the services sector, little is known about how Hong Kong’s universities played a role in nurturing future service leaders. Drawing on the notion that "everyone can be a leader" which rejects the trait-based perspective of leadership, we demonstrate how City University of Hong Kong (CityU) pioneered the development of service leadership education that is embedded in the social innovation and entrepreneurship framework. We elaborated CityU’s approach to service leadership and showcased how we implemented the framework in two undergraduate courses that embrace the spirit of service learning and social entrepreneurship. We conclude that universities in Hong Kong need a "paradigm shift" in how they sharpen and unleash the creative potential of their target beneficiaries and should give a greater focus on discovery-enriched learning to better prepare young future leaders in the fast-changing world.

Keywords: Service leadership education, Social innovation, Entrepreneurship, Service

Suggested Citation

Wong, Linda and Chandra, Yanto, Service Leadership Education Embedded in a Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Framework (May 5, 2015). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2602649 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2602649

Linda Wong

City University of Hong Kong (CityU) ( email )

83 Tat Chee Avenue
Kowloon
Hong Kong

Yanto Chandra (Contact Author)

City University of Hong Kong ( email )

83 Tat Chee Avenue
Kowloon
Hong Kong

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