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Leaders

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ISBN-10: 0742523349

ISBN-13: 9780742523340

Edition: N/A

Authors: Mark A. Abramson, Kevin M. Bacon, Janet Vinzant Denhardt, Robert B. Denhardt, Mark W. Huddleston

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Leaders provides six in-depth studies of leaders who demonstrate a new style of leadership for the 21st century. From these case studies, Mark A. Abramson and Kevin M. Bacon describe how 21st century leaders differ from their predecessors and what organizations can do today to develop future 21st century leaders.
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Book details

List price: $48.00
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/11/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.84" wide x 8.94" long x 0.56" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Janet V. Denhardt is the Chester A. Newland Professor of Public Administration and Director of the University of Southern California Price School of Public Policy in Sacramento.nbsp; Her teaching and research interests focus on organization theory, organizational behavior, and leadership. She is co-author of Managing Human Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organizations, Third Edition. Her most recent book, The Dance of Leadership, was preceded by The New Public Service, Managing Human Behavior in Public and Non-Profit Organizations, and Street-Level Leadership: Discretion and Legitimacy in Front-Line Public Service. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Southern California, Dr.…    

Robert B. Denhardt is Professor of Leadership in the Sol Price School at the University of Southern California, Regents Professor Emeritus at Arizona State University, and Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the University of Delaware. Dr. Denhardt is a past president of the American Society for Public Administration and a member of the National Academy of Public Administration. Dr. Denhardt has published a dozen books, including Managing Human Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organizations, The Dance of Leadership; The New Public Service, Theories of Public Organization; Public Administration: An Action Orientation; In the Shadow of Organization; and The Pursuit of Significance.

21st Century Leaders
Introduction
How 21st Century Leaders Are Different
How 21st Century Leaders Can Be Developed
Conclusion
Managing "Big Science": A Case Study of the Human Genome Project
The Human Genome Project Today
The Human Genome Project: A Management Case History
Conclusions
Implications for the Future
Endnotes
Managing Across Boundaries: A Case Study of Dr. Helene Gayle and the AIDS Epidemic
Introduction
The Setting
The Case Study
Lessons Learned about Effective Managerial Leadership
Conclusions
Bibliography
Leading a Cabinet Department: Donna Shalala at the Department of Health and Human Services
Managing Decentralized Departments
Managing Across Boundaries
Leading the Department of Health and Human Services: A Conversation with Secretary Donna Shalala and Deputy Secretary Kevin Thurm
Endnotes
Bibliography
Leadership for Change: Case Studies in American Local Government
Introduction
The Case Studies
Steps in Leading Change
Leadership and Learning
Conclusion
Methodology
Endnotes
The Importance of Leadership: The Role of School Principals
Introduction
Principals as School Leaders: A Review of the Literature
The Role of Principals in Creating Effective Schools: The Case of New York City
Profiles of Successful School Principals
Principals as Leaders of Successful Schools
Conclusion
Recommendation
Methodology
Endnotes
Bibliography
Profiles in Excellence: Conversations with the Best of America's Career Executive Service
Introduction
The Conversations
Recommendations
1997 Presidential Distinguished Rank Award Recipients by Agency
Endnotes
Bibliography
About the Contributors
About The PricewaterhouseCoopers Endowment for The Business of Government