Entrepreneurial public leadership: 5As framework for wellness promotion
ISSN: 0025-1747
Article publication date: 6 November 2018
Issue publication date: 5 July 2019
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to develop a 5As framework for entrepreneurial nudge public leadership for health and wellness promotion based on two exemplary cases in Mississippi.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors use a “case within a case” study design to develop the 5As public influence framework for entrepreneurial public leadership.
Findings
Based on the investigated cases of healthcare and wellness promotion in Hernando and Charleston, Mississippi, the authors developed the 5As framework for wellness promotion dimensions of awareness, assistance, alignment, association, and assessment. This framework is applicable to the lived experiences of community members, leaders, healthcare providers, and government.
Research limitations/implications
The study results provide a compelling insight into early-stage formation of entrepreneurial public leadership. However, the study results lack generalizability due to the case study approach used.
Practical implications
This study can assist entrepreneurial public leaders and policy-makers align their strategic wellness goals, initiatives, and policies that motivate community members to seek and receive supporting services.
Originality/value
Developing an original framework for wellness promotion useful to both healthcare practitioners and public leaders, this study contributes to the extant literature on public health leadership and proposes mechanisms for addressing community wellness needs. The framework is designed to address public health concerns by integrating public leadership strategies aimed at linking with existing community wellness and healthcare services.
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Citation
Beebe, G., Novicevic, M., Popoola, I.T. and Holland, J.(J). (2019), "Entrepreneurial public leadership: 5As framework for wellness promotion", Management Decision, Vol. 57 No. 7, pp. 1443-1456. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-04-2017-0413
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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