Academic Research
Published research
Albert Einstein wrote that “if we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research”. Here you can read the outcome of me not knowing but being willing to find out. All my research projects have been led by my need to understand the basic assumptions we hold and their influence in the way we lead our lives and societies. I am always amazed to discover that when our assumptions (“truth”) change our reality is transformed, too!
Egel, E., Fry, L & Campos Suarez, M. (2025).Global Leadership for Sustainability (GLfS) and Inner Development Goals (IDGs): An Integrated Framework and Roadmap to Enhance Leader and Leadership Development in: Egel, E. & Campos Suarez, M. (Ed) Inner Development Goals: Stories of Collective Leadership in Action, Volume 2: From "We" to "Systems Change". De Gruyter
Egel, E. & Campos Suarez, M. (2025). Inner Development Goals: Stories of Collective Leadership in Action, Volume 2: From "We" to "Systems Change". De Gruyter.
Campos Suarez, M. & Egel, E. (2025). Inner Development Goals: Stories of Collective Leadership in Action, Volume 1: From “I” to “We”. De Gruyter.
Egel, E. (2023). Leaders' Spiritual Identity and Refugee Integration in German Family Firms: An Empirical Study. International Journal of Business and Globalisation, 1(1) DOI:10.1504/ijbg.2023.10055897
Egel, E. & Patton, C. (Eds.).(2022). The COVID-19 Pandemic: Ethical Challenges and Considerations. Ethics International Press, London
Patton, C. & Egel, E. (Eds.).(2022). Ethical Implications of COVID-19 Management: Evaluating the Aftershock. Ethics International Press, London
Fry, L. & Egel, E. (2021). Global Leadership for Sustainability. Sustainability. 13(11):6360
Egel, E. (2021). What Hinders Me from Moving Ahead? Gender Identity’s Impact on Women’s Entrepreneurial Intention. in: Marques J. (Ed) Exploring Gender at Work: Multiple Perspectives, (p. 231 -252). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham
Egel, E. (2020). From “I” to “We” through “Female” Leadership. Bringing Inclusion and Inclusiveness to the Next Level. in J.Marques (Ed) The Routledge Companion to Inclusive Leadership. NY: Routledge
Chappel, C., Egel, E. & Kay, A. (2019). Introduction to the Andre Delbecq Special Issue. Journal of Management Spirituality & Religion.
Waddock, S., Pavlovich, K. & Egel, E. (2018). An Interview with Sandra Waddock: sacredness and intellectual shamanism. Journal of Management Spirituality & Religion.
Fry, L. & Egel, E. (2017). Spiritual Leadership: Embedding Sustainability in the Triple Bottom Line. Graziadio Business Review.
Korten, D.; Egel, E. & Pavlovich, K. (2017).An Interview with David Korten : Inquiry into the Sacred. Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion.
Egel, E. & Fry, L. (2017). Cultivating a Global Mindset through “Being-centered “Leadership. in J.Neal (Ed) The Handbook of Personal and Organizational Transformation. NY: Springer
Tackney, C. ,Chappell, S., Harris, D., Pavlovich, K., Egel, E., Major, R., Finney, M. & Stoner, J. (2017). Management, Spirituality, and Religion(MSR) ways and means: A paper to encourage quality research. Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion.
Egel, E. & Fry, L. (2017). Spiritual Leadership as a Model for Islamic Leadership. Public Integrity, 19 (77-95).
Egel, E. (2014). Islamic Leadership. in R.J. Blomme and B. van Hoof (Eds) Another State of Mind: Perceptions from the Wisdom Traditions on Management and Business (pp. 91-111). UK: Palgrave Publishing .
Current research projects
The following are research projects I am working on at the moment. Despairing pessimists claim that the less you live the more research you do. Being a recovering pessimist, I see research as a blind date with knowledge.
Book project co-authored with Prof. Fry , Texas A&M University. Expected to be published mid- 2026. Working title: Completing the SDG Promise; Leadership to Bridge Competing Worldviews for a Sustainable Future. This project addresses one of the most pressing questions of our time: why have the Sustainable Development Goals, despite broad consensus and immense effort, fallen so far short of their aspirations—and what fundamental shifts in thinking and leadership are required to close the gap before 2030?