Leadership in public organizations an introduction - Van Wart, Montgomery; Suino, Paul (New York Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2017)
Understanding theories of leadership and leadership styles -- Early management, trait, stratified systems, and transactional theories of leadership -- Charismatic and transformational approaches -- Distributed approaches to leadership -- Ethics-based leadership theories -- Leadership approaches focusing on influence, attribution, and a changing environment. -- Competency-based leadership approaches -- Traits that contribute to leader effectiveness -- Skills that contribute to leader effectiveness -- Assessment by leaders and the goals to which they lead -- Task-oriented behaviors -- People-oriented behaviors -- Organization-oriented behaviors -- Leadership development and evaluation.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 410-428) and index.
Keywords: Leadership; Public administration