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Understanding Public Leadership

By:Paul 'T Hart; Lars Tummers
Publisher:Bloomsbury UK
Print ISBN:9781352007633
eText ISBN:9781352007466
Edition:2
Copyright:2019
Format:Page Fidelity

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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.

New to this Edition:
- Streamlined chapter structures and improved pedagogical features that are even more useful for students
- A new co-author bringing added insights from organizational science and quantitative methodologies
- Revised to address the most up-to-date developments in thinking about leadership in the 21st century