Understanding Public Leadership

2. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-352-00745-9
Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL

Buch, Englisch, 194 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 324 g

Reihe: The Public Management and Leadership Series

A new edition of a popular textbook that provides a systematic and up-to-date introduction to the different approaches to understanding leadership in the public sector. This text draws together a wide range of enduring and cutting-edge scholarship to provide a clear and concise overview of the area. Written by two of the field’s leading experts, it uses real-world case studies to unpack the dilemmas and complexities facing leaders in contemporary democracies.

Now streamlined to further help students navigate this widely debated area, this is the ideal text for undergraduate and postgraduate modules on leadership on public administration and management courses. Moreover, with its balance between theory and applicability it is also a valuable resource for training courses for public sector professionals.

Autoren/Hrsg.

T Hart, Paul

Tummers, Lars

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Politische Führung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introducing Public Leadership.- 2. Varieties of Public Leadership.- 3. Leadership as Relational Work.- 4. Leading with Others.- 5. Leading in Time.- 6. Leading in Change.- 7. Leading in Crises.- 8. Evaluating Public Leadership.

Über Autor(innen)

Paul 't Hart is Professor of Public Administration at the Utrecht University School of Governance, the Netherlands. Lars Tummers is Professor of Public Management and Behavior at Utrecht University School of Governance, the Netherlands.