| Abstract [eng] |
The main aim of the thesis is to characterize leadership strains in peripheral business. Peripheral business is a business that is necessary for the population but not economically viable in itself. It is in a need for either subsidies or support through the creation of favourable conditions. The features of culture and civilization which inform the specific environment peripheral business functions in are of key significance. In this paper, waste management is demonstrated to be peripheral business and it is shown that waste management can be an indicator of environmental awareness. The aim is to show the problems on the way to leadership in the waste management sector. The study objectives are to provide a definition of environmental awareness, demonstrate people’s segregation in terms of social and cultural environment, explain waste as a semantic cultural unit, demonstrate how waste affects the leadership characteristics, characterize the psychological, cultural, and social strains of leadership in peripheral business, and analyze peripheral business leaders and their approach to administrative management. First, literature research into the subject is analyzed. The definition of environmental awareness, the ways it is shaped, and the effects it produces are covered. In order to clarify the specific context of waste management, segregation is studied. Later, the semantics of waste are analyzed, and the author looks into the reasons for different approaches to consumerism and waste. After that, waste management, payment for services, and responsibilities are analyzed. Later, leadership theories are presented, the features of and challenges to ecological leadership, and interrelation between ecological leadership and sustainable development are discussed. The main task of empirical research is to define the leadership strains in peripheral business. A qualitative study through extended interview was made. The Lithuanian top managers and leaders of peripheral business mainly coming from the Vilnius region were tested. The aim was to reveal their awareness, clarify the specificities and complexity of the waste management environment, and define the key strains and problems. The conclusions section discusses the main properties of both theoretical and factual environment of waste management, characterizes environmental leadership, and indicates the strains of leadership in peripheral business. The section entitled “Practical Advice to Managers” includes advice to managers and leaders. |
