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9780742523340

Leaders

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  • ISBN13:

    9780742523340

  • ISBN10:

    0742523349

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-06-11
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Summary

Leaders provides six in-depth studies of leaders who demonstrate a new style of leadership for the 21st century. From these case studies, Mark A. Abramson and Kevin M. Bacon describe how 21st century leaders differ from their predecessors and what organizations can do today to develop future 21st century leaders.

Table of Contents

21st Century Leaders
1(10)
Mark A. Abramson
Kevin M. Bacon
Introduction
How 21st Century Leaders Are Different
How 21st Century Leaders Can Be Developed
Conclusion
Managing ``Big Science'': A Case Study of the Human Genome Project
11(44)
W. Henry Lambright
The Human Genome Project Today
The Human Genome Project: A Management Case History
Conclusions
Implications for the Future
Endnotes
Managing Across Boundaries: A Case Study of Dr. Helene Gayle and the AIDS Epidemic
55(30)
Norma M. Riccucci
Introduction
The Setting
The Case Study
Lessons Learned about Effective Managerial Leadership
Conclusions
Bibliography
Leading a Cabinet Department: Donna Shalala at the Department of Health and Human Services
85(58)
Beryl A. Radin
Part I: Managing Decentralized Departments
Part II: Managing Across Boundaries
Appendix: Leading the Department of Health and Human
Services: A Conversation with Secretary Donna Shalala and Deputy Secretary Kevin Thurm
Endnotes
Bibliography
Leadership for Change: Case Studies in American Local Government
143(30)
Robert B. Denhardt
Janet Vinzant Denhardt
Introduction
The Case Studies
Steps in Leading Change
Leadership and Learning
Conclusion
Appendix: Methodology
Endnotes
The Importance of Leadership: The Role of School Principals
173(28)
Paul E. Teske
Mark Schneider
Introduction
Principals as School Leaders: A Review of the Literature
The Role of Principals in Creating Effective Schools: The Case of New York City
Profiles of Successful School Principals
Principals as Leaders of Successful Schools
Conclusion
Recommendation
Appendix: Methodology
Endnotes
Bibliography
Profiles in Excellence: Conversations with the Best of America's Career Executive Service
201(32)
Mark W. Huddleston
Introduction
The Conversations
Recommendations
Appendix: 1997 Presidential Distinguished Rank Award Recipients by Agency Endnotes
Bibliography
About the Contributors 233(5)
About The PricewaterhouseCoopers Endowment for The Business of Government 238

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