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Preparing a Rural Community for Value-Added Development: Attitudes, Leadership, and Visioning

Summary

Economic leadership, with respect to value-added development, is directly affected by community attitudes. In developing economic leadership it is important to think in the context of demands, resource constraints, and choices as they exist in an institutional framework. The job of an individual or group of individuals to carry out the mission and goals of the organization creates the community demands on its leadership. Resource constraints limit the actions of individuals or groups within the framework. Finally, choices within that framework have to be made in an effort to effectively utilize available resources to the best interest of the public welfare.