Leadership in public organizations :

Van Wart, Montgomery, 1951-

Leadership in public organizations : an introduction / Montgomery Van Wart with Paul Suino. - Armonk, N.Y. : New Delhi : M.E. Sharpe ; Prentice Hall,, c2008 [reprinted]. - xi, 322 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-310) and index.

Introduction -- Understanding theories of leadership and leadership styles -- Early managerial and transactional theories of leadership -- Charismatic and transformational approaches -- Distributed and specialized approaches to leadership -- Integrated leadership approaches -- Traits that contribute to leader effectiveness -- Skills that contribute to leader effectiveness -- Assessments by leaders and the goals to which they lead -- Task-oriented behaviors -- People-oriented behaviors -- Organizational-oriented behaviors -- Leadership development and evaluation.

9788120334861 9780765617408 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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