TY - BOOK AU - Milner,Eileen M. AU - Joyce,Paul TI - Lessons in leadership: meeting the challenges of public services management SN - 0203617797 AV - JF1525.L4 M55 2005eb U1 - 352.3/9 22 PY - 2005/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Leadership KW - Case studies KW - Public administration KW - Études de cas KW - Administration publique (Science) KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Public Affairs & Administration KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Multi-User: limited to 5 simultaneous users KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Leadership and reform of the public services -- 2. What can we learn from academic research? -- 3. In search of leadership -- 4. The leadership trajectory -- 5. Defining public services leadership -- 6. Cases in successful leadership -- 7. Leading organisational change and renewal? Liverpool City Council -- 8. Lessons in leadership N2 - Annotation; Using international case study material, this book examines how ideas of visionary leadership have been developed and discusses their applicability to the public sector. The book covers:the tensions that can arise between administrative/bureaucratic traditions and the leadership styles required todaythe relationship between political leadership and organizational leadershipdifferent approaches that have been adopted by public service leaders in organizations around the globe and their level of successthe extent to which existing theories of leadership are appropriate for a new management context. A welcome addition to the current literature, this book will be invaluable reading for students of public administration as well as practitioners and policy makers in the public services UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=116144 ER -