Dynamics of Leadership in Public Service: Theory and Practice

by Wart,Montgomery Van

• ISBN13: 9780765609014
• ISBN10: 0765609010
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-04-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Author Biography

Montgomery Van Wart is a professor and chair of the Department of Public Administration at the University of Central Florida.

Table of Contents

List of Exhibits	x
Preface	xiii
Types of Leadership	xv
Major Assumptions in the Leadership Action Cycle	xvi
Introduction	3	(30)
The Research and Literature on Leadership in the Mainstream and Public Sector	5	(9)
Perennial Debates in Leadership Theory	14	(8)
A Discussion of Some Important Terms and Concepts	22	(4)
An Operational Definition of Leadership	26	(2)
The Leadership Action Cycle and Organization of the Book	28	(3)
Discussion Questions and Exercises	31	(1)
Case Study: The Story of Jim	31	(2)
Leader Assessments	33	(32)
Assessment of the Organization and Its Environment	36	(19)
Constraints of Leadership	55	(4)
Conclusion	59	(3)
Discussion Questions and Exercises	62	(3)
Leader Formulation and Prioritization of Goals	65	(27)
The Science and Art of Goal Setting	65	(3)
Generic Skills Used in Goal Setting	68	(1)
A Model of Leader Goal Formulation and Prioritization	68	(10)
Selecting Major Goals	78	(4)
Balancing Goals	82	(7)
Conclusion	89	(1)
Discussion Questions and Exercises	90	(2)
Traits That Contribute to Leader Effectiveness	92	(36)
Self-Confidence	93	(2)
Decisiveness	95	(3)
Resilience	98	(2)
Energy	100	(3)
Need for Achievement	103	(2)
Willingness to Assume Responsibility	105	(4)
Flexibility	109	(2)
A Service Mentality	111	(3)
Personal Integrity	114	(4)
Emotional Maturity	118	(4)
Conclusion	122	(3)
Discussion Questions and Exercises	125	(3)
Skills That Contribute to Leader Effectiveness	128	(29)
Communication Skills	129	(3)
Social Skills	132	(4)
Influence Skills	136	(5)
Analytic Skills	141	(4)
Technical Skills	145	(3)
Continual Learning	148	(4)
Conclusion	152	(3)
Discussion Questions and Exercises	155	(2)
Task-Oriented Behaviors	157	(34)
The Underlying Logic of Each of the Behavior Domains	159	(1)
Monitoring and Assessing Work	160	(4)
Operations Planning	164	(4)
Clarifying Roles and Objectives	168	(3)
Informing	171	(2)
Delegating	173	(3)
Problem Solving	176	(5)
Managing Technical Innovation and Creativity	181	(5)
Conclusion	186	(3)
Discussion Questions and Exercises	189	(2)
People-Oriented Behaviors	191	(44)
Consulting	192	(4)
Planning and Organizing Personnel	196	(4)
Developing Staff	200	(6)
Motivating	206	(9)
Managing Teams and Team Building	215	(6)
Managing Conflict	221	(4)
Managing Personnel Change	225	(3)
Conclusion	228	(4)
Discussion Questions and Exercises	232	(3)
Organizational-Oriented Behaviors	235	(38)
Scanning the Environment	236	(4)
Strategic Planning	240	(6)
Articulating the Mission and Vision	246	(4)
Networking and Partnering	250	(4)
Performing General Management Functions	254	(2)
Decision Making	256	(6)
Managing Organizational Change	262	(6)
Conclusion	268	(1)
Discussion Questions and Exercises	268	(5)
Theoretical Building Blocks: Contingency Factors and Leader Styles	273	(32)
Contingency Factors	276	(7)
Dimensions of Styles	283	(3)
Types of Leader Styles	286	(13)
Conclusion	299	(4)
Discussion Questions and Exercises	303	(2)
Leadership Theories: Early Managerial and Transactional Approaches	305	(29)
Use of a Causal-Chain Model to Compare Approaches and Theories	306	(2)
Early Management and Leadership Approaches	308	(4)
Transactional Approaches	312	(19)
Conclusion	331	(2)
Discussion Questions and Exercises	333	(1)
Leadership Theories: Charismatic and Transformational Approaches	334	(24)
Precursors to Contemporary Charismatic and Transformational Theories	334	(1)
Comparing Transactional and Transformational Approaches to Leadership	335	(3)
Charismatic and Transformational Approaches	338	(16)
Conclusion	354	(3)
Discussion Questions and Exercises	357	(1)
Leadership Theories: Distributed, Specialized, and Integrated Approaches	358	(40)
Distributed Leadership Approaches	358	(15)
Specialized Approaches	373	(13)
Integrated Leadership Approaches	386	(8)
Conclusion	394	(3)
Discussion Questions and Exercises	397	(1)
Leadership Development	398	(30)
The Nature of Leadership Development	398	(4)
Structured Experience and Associated Developmental Methods	402	(5)
Formal Training Design	407	(8)
Commonly Used Methods in Formal Training Programs	415	(9)
Conclusion	424	(2)
Discussion Questions and Exercises	426	(2)
Conclusion: Evaluating Leadership	428	(9)
Reviewing an Action Research Model of Leadership	428	(6)
Revisiting the Many Possible Definitions of Leadership	434	(1)
The Role of Context	435	(1)
Who Evaluates and How?	435	(1)
Conclusion	436	(1)
Appendix A Assessment of Organizational Conditions and Leader Performance	437	(11)
Appendix B General Instructions for the Assessment of Organizational Conditions and Leader Performance	448	(8)
Tabulation Form	452	(1)
Profile	453	(3)
Appendix C Study of Federal Managers	456	(2)
Appendix D Study of Local Government Managers	458	(3)
Notes	461	(6)
References	467	(20)
Index	487