ABSTRACT
Administrative Leadership in the Public Sector is an ideal resource for any Public Administration course involving leadership and public management.
Each of the book’s nine main sections begins with introductory text by the volume’s editors, Monty Van Wart and Lisa Dicke, followed by relevant readings. The volume includes some of the most important readings on public leadership published in the last eight decades. More than just an anthology, Administrative Leadership in the Public Sector provides a unique and useful framework for understanding the vast subject of leadership.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|56 pages
Introduction
part 2|51 pages
The Preliminary Assessments that Leaders Need to Make
chapter 6|22 pages
Total Quality Management
part 3|57 pages
What are the Proper Goals and Priorities of Administrative Leaders?
chapter 11|18 pages
Accountability and Entrepreneurial Public Management
part 4|58 pages
What are the Best Traits and Skills for Leaders in the Public Service?
chapter 13|9 pages
A Technique to Capitalize on Human Intelligence in Organizations
chapter 15|3 pages
Successful Leadership in Local Government Programs
part 5|44 pages
What are the Best Styles for Public-Sector Leaders to Use?
chapter 19|13 pages
Leadership and Regional Councils
part 6|58 pages
What are the Best Techniques for Administrative Leaders to Use?
chapter 22|7 pages
The Cost of not Listening to Employees
chapter 23|17 pages
Loose Cannons and Rule Breakers, or Enterprising Leaders?
part 7|26 pages
How do you Evaluate Leadership in the Public Sector?
part 8|43 pages
How do you Develop Leaders?
part 9|38 pages
Examples and Exemplars of Public-Sector Leadership