Administrative Leadership in the Public Sector (Aspa Classics) - Softcover

"Here is the best compilation you will find on leadership in public administration. The chapters provide an historical look at how leadership has been conceptualized, interpreted, studied, and applied. Readers seeking to grasp the state of the art in leadership studies in public service will find it here." - Mary E. Guy, Florida State University "This impressive new volume brings together in one place the most significant articles written by those in the field of public administration over the past decades. Not only does this collection include commentaries on leadership in the public sector - it demonstrates the contributions made in public administration to the study of leadership in general." - Robert B. Denhardt, Arizona State University"

Administrative Leadership in the Public Sector is an ideal resource for any Public Administration course involving leadership and public management.

Each of the book’s nine main sections begins with introductory text by the volume’s editors, Monty Van Wart and Lisa Dicke, followed by relevant readings. The volume includes some of the most important readings on public leadership published in the last eight decades. More than just an anthology, Administrative Leadership in the Public Sector provides a unique and useful framework for understanding the vast subject of leadership.