Leaders are critical players in determining how their employees behave in the workplace. Particularly in higher education, teachers are required to utilize psychological, social, and physical resources to perform their tasks. This, along with institutional limitations, renders the role of ethical leaders more critical for driving positive performance outcomes. In this context, the current study investigates the role of ethical leadership on innovative work behavior of university teachers in Turkey. To provide a better understanding, mediating effect of work engagement and the moderating impact of perceived organizational support are also analyzed. With a total of 211 surveys gathered in a cross-sectional manner and using partial least squares—structural equation modeling with Smart-PLS software—the hypotheses were tested. By embedding social exchange, self-determination, and organizational support theories, the current study highlights the importance of the unique characteristics of ethical leaders in academia as antecedents of innovation for teachers, implementing long-term positive changes in the faculty. When institutional support systems exist, faculty deans can trigger engagement by leveraging the facilities and initiatives of the university, ultimately enhancing the learning environment of students while tending to the wellbeing of academic staff.

Lebanon is undergoing an unprecedented convergence of crises—economic collapse, institutional failure, and environmental degradation—undermining public confidence, reducing economic productivity, and exacerbating social fragmentation. This chapter argues that circular economy (CE) innovation, supported by targeted diaspora engagement, is an effective and contextually plausible pathway toward national recovery and resilience. CE is defined as a regenerative model that reduces waste, reuses materials, and focuses on localized production and repair. CE can meet urgent socio-economic demands and enable long-term sustainability in fragile contexts like Lebanon. The chapter highlights Lebanon's socio-economic context and critiques structural weaknesses in entrepreneurship. It emphasizes the diaspora's untapped potential in expertise, networks, and capital. International case studies (India, Rwanda, Philippines, Ireland, Tunisia) support this. A three-pillar policy framework and mitigation strategies are proposed. The crisis becomes a catalyst for inclusive, sustainable innovation.

This chapter examines support mechanisms and policies for advancing circular entrepreneurship in Lebanon taking into account the country's economic, environmental, and infrastructural challenges hindering its development. Reflecting on comparative policy frameworks applied in countries such as Finland, the Netherlands, Scotland, and South Africa, key lessons are identified enabling a suggestion of a tailored roadmap relevant to the Lebanese context. The roadmap constitutes three phases along with a defined time frame for developing the essentials like policies, institutional coordination, and operational capacity, while highlighting the role of entrepreneurship, civil society, academia, and international actors in supporting the transition. The chapter also formulates performance metrics and monitoring frameworks while establishing mechanisms for accountability. It concludes by arguing that circular entrepreneurship is still showing high resilience and hope for economic regeneration despite all the constraints and limitations.