Leadership Strategies for Solving the Wicked Problem of Poverty

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LEADERSHIP
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................4
Description of identified ‘social or business issue’.........................................................................4
Discussion of wicked problem characteristics.................................................................................6
‘Social or business issue’ problem is a wicked problem.................................................................9
application of competing values framework..................................................................................10
Implication and interplay of identified competing values.............................................................12
Resolution......................................................................................................................................13
Potential leadership implications...................................................................................................14
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................15
References......................................................................................................................................16
Appendices....................................................................................................................................19

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Executive Summary
Poverty is one of the most rapidly spreading problems in the current scenario. It is one of the
biggest wicked problems as the process of solving it is very difficult and complicated. It is tough
for the Government and other policy framing bodies to find out the exact solution for solving this
issue. It is also because of the fact that the root cause of these issues is very hazy and there is no
single reason that can be traced behind the large scale poverty. Though the Government is
developing many Anti Poverty schemes there are some loopholes in the channels and the leaders
looking after these channels. Thus proper leadership strategies have to be developed in order to
reach a resolution of this wicked issue.

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Introduction
Poverty is one of the major problems that are present in the different parts of the world.
Chant and Datu (2015) is of the opinion that several people die every year due to hunger. They
are unable to get the minimum acceptable standard of living. In other words, there is a lack of
concern and the responsibility of the Government and the other organizations to fight against this
problem. Thus more efforts have to be taken so that people fighting with this wicked problem of
poverty can be given some kinds of support (Narayan, 2017). A wicked problem is a social or
cultural problem that is difficult or impossible to solve for as many as four reasons: incomplete
or contradictory knowledge, the number of people and opinions involved, the large economic
burden, and the interconnected nature of these problems with other problems. Humphries (2017)
has stated in this context that poverty is a social issue and many organizations are trying to deal
with this issue. However, it is becoming tough for them as the solutions that are undertaken are
often very superficial. They are not able to reach to all the people who are suffering from this
issue of poverty in different parts of the worlds. Thus there is the need for a greater lookout or
effort in this aspect.
Description of identified ‘social or business issue’
Wilson (2016) is of the opinion that this issue of poverty is becoming of major social
concern because people leading their lives under poverty are unaware about the policies or the
different kinds of advantages that are being set for them (Si et al., 2018). For instance, even if
there are Government funded free schooling and education system being developed in the remote