Description
Book SynopsisLeadership in Public and Nonprofit Organizations, Fourth Edition provides a compact but complete analysis of leadership for students and practitioners who work in public and nonprofit organizations. Offering a comprehensive review of leadership theories in the field, from the classic to the cutting-edge, and how they relate specifically to the public sector and nonprofit contexts, this textbook covers the major competency clusters in detail, supported by research findings as well as practical guidelines for improvement. These competencies are portrayed in a leadership action cycle that aids readers in visually connecting theory and practice. This thoroughly revised new edition also offers:
Leadership in Public and Nonprofit Organizations is an essential core text designed specifically with upper-level and graduate public administration and nonprofit management courses on leadership in mind, but it has also proven an indispensable guidebook for professionals seeking insight into the role of successful leadership behavior in the public and nonprofit sectors. It can further be used as supplementary reading in introductory courses examining management competencies, in leadership classes to provide practical self-help and improvement models, and in organizational theory classes that wish to balance organizational perspectives with individual development.
Trade Review"By far, this is the most comprehensive textbook on leadership currently in circulation. It covers the basic leadership principles and explores the many leadership theories that the practitioner, graduate, or undergraduate student would need to have a firm foundation and understanding of leadership today. This new edition updates the chapters with additional text and examples that are inclusive and illustrative. Van Wart and Medina work their genius in providing the reader a clear picture of leadership in the 21st century."
Abraham David Benavides, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA
Table of Contents1. Introduction Part I: Theories and Approaches to Leadership 2. Understanding Theories of Leadership and Leadership Styles 3. Early Management, Trait, Stratified Systems, and Transactional Theories of Leadership 4. Charismatic and Transformational Approaches 5. Distributed Approaches to Leadership 6. Ethics-Based Leadership Theories 7. Leadership Approaches Focusing on Influence, Attribution, and a Changing Environment 8. Competency-Based Leadership Approaches 9. Traits That Contribute to Leader Effectiveness Part II: Applied Leadership Competencies 10. Skills That Contribute to Leader Effectiveness 11. Assessments by Leaders and the Goals to Which They Lead 12. Task-Oriented Behaviors 13. People-Oriented Behaviors 14. Organization-Oriented Behaviors 15. Leadership Development and Evaluation
