Administrative Leadership in the Public Sector

by van Wart; Montgomery Van

• ISBN13: 9780765613493
• ISBN10: 0765613492
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2015-07-22
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This collection, drawn from Public Administration Review and other ASPA-sponsored journals, is an ideal resource for any PA course involving Leadership and Public Management. Far more than a simple anthology, the book is organized around Van Wart's unique leadership assessment model, which provides a useful framework for understanding the vast subject of leadership. Each of the book's nine main sections begins with an introduction by the editors. The volume includes some of the most important readings on public leadership published over the last eight decades.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Leadership and Its Context

Public-Sector Leadership Theory: An Assessment, Montgomery

Different Perspectives on the Practice of Leadership

Leaders and Leadership

The Preliminary Assessments That Leaders Need to Make

Organizing Around the Head of a Large Federal Department

Total Quality Management: An Opportunity for High Performance in Federal Organizations

Reevaluating Methods of Establishing Priorities for Governmental Services

What are the Proper Goals and Priorities of Administrative Leaders?

Administrative Responsibility in Democratic Government

Reconciling Entrepreneurship and Democracy

City Managers: Will They Reject Policy Leadership?

Accountability and Entrepreneurial Public Management: The Case of the Orange County Investment Fund

What Are the Best Traits and Skills for Leaders in the Public Service?

Government Bureaucrats Are Different

A Technique to Capitalize on Human Intelligence in Organizations: Brain Skill Management

Creativity

Successful Leadership in Local Government Programs: Hillsborough County's Productivity Initiatives

Notes on the Governmental Executive: His Role and His Methods

What Are the Best Styles for Public-Sector Leaders to Use?

Changing Patterns in the Philosophy of Management

Administrative Leadership and Use of Social Power

Leadership and Regional Councils: A Mismatch Between Leadership Styles Today and Future Roles

Research and Interventions for Stress Reduction in a Hospital Setting

What Are the Best Techniques for Administrative Leaders to Use?

Gender Differences and Managerial Competencies

The Cost of Not Listening to Employees: The Case of a Union Movement at Bradford Hospital

Loose Cannons and Rule Breakers, or Enterprising Leaders? Some Evidence About Innovative Public Managers

Mixed-Scanning: A "Third" Approach to Decision Making

How Do You Evaluate Leadership in the Public Sector?

Defining and Measuring Effectiveness in Public Management

Executive Evaluation: Assessing the Probability for Success in the Job

How Do You Develop Leaders?

The Manager's View of Management Education and Training

Succession Management Strategies in Public Sector Organizations

Reflections on "Educating Executives,"

Examples and Exemplars of Public-Sector Leadership

The Patriotism of Exit and Voice: The Case of Gloria Flora

Leaders and Leadership

Branch Rickey as a Public Manager: Fulfilling the Eight Responsibilities of Public Management

Index

About the Editors

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