Administrative Leadership in the Public Sector (Hardcover)

Part 1: Introduction

1. Leadership and Its Context

James W. Fesler

2. Public-Sector Leadership Theory: An Assessment

Montgomery Van Wart

3. Different Perspectives on the Practice of Leadership

Matthew R. Fairholm

4. Leaders and Leadership

John J. Corson

Part 2: The Preliminary Assessments That Leaders Need to Make

5. Organizing Around the Head of a Large Federal Department

Paul H. Appleby

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

Rudolph B. Garrity

7. Reevaluating Methods of Establishing Priorities for Governmental Services

Mary M. Hale and Aimee L. Franklin

Part 3: What Are the Proper Goals and Priorities of Administrative Leaders?

8. Administrative Responsibility in Democratic Government

Herman Finer

9. Reconciling Public Entrepreneurship and Democracy

Carl J. Bellone and George Frederick Goerl

10. City Managers: Will They Reject Policy Leadership?

James M. Banovetz

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

Kevin P. Kearns

Part 4: What Are the Best Traits and Skills for Leaders in the Public Service?

12. Government Bureaucrats Are Different

James F. Guyot

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

Weston H. Agor

14. Creativity

Marshall Dimock

15. Successful Leadership in Local Government Programs: Hillsborough County’s Productivity Initiatives

Helen D. Levine

16. Notes on the Governmental Executive: His Role and His Methods

Donald C. Stone

Part 5: What Are the Best Styles for Public-Sector Leaders to Use?

17. Changing Patterns in the Philosophy of Management

Carl F. Stover

18. Administrative Leadership and Use of Social Power

Sven Lundstedt

19. Leadership and Regional Councils: A Mismatch Between Leadership

Styles Today and Future Roles

Robert W. Gage

20. Research and Interventions for Stress Reduction in a Hospital Setting

Susan R. Raynis and Margaret A. Cleek

Part 6: What Are the Best Techniques for Administrative Leaders to Use?

21. Gender Differences and Managerial Competencies

Dennis M. Daley and Katherine C. Naff

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

R. Wayne Boss, Leslee Boss, and James A. Johnson

23. Loose Cannons and Rule Breakers, or Enterprising Leaders?

Some Evidence About Innovative Public Managers

Sandford Borins

24. Mixed-Scanning: A “Third” Approach to Decision Making

Amitai Etzioni

Part 7: How Do You Evaluate Leadership in the Public Sector?

25. Defining and Measuring Effectiveness in Public Management

Steven A. Cohen

26. Executive Evaluation: Assessing Probability for Success in the Job

Lawrence S. Buck

Part 8: How Do You Develop Leaders?

27. The Manager’s View of Management Education and Training

James K. Conant

28. Succession Management Strategies in Public Sector Organizations

Dahlia Bradshaw Lynn

29. Reflections on “Educating Executives”

Raymond A. Katzell

Part 9: Examples and Exemplars of Public-Sector Leadership

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

H. George Frederickson and Meredith Newman

31. Leaders and Leadership

John J. Corson

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

Robert D. Behn