Van Wart, Montgomery, 1951-

Dynamics of leadership in public service : theory and practice / by Montgomery Van Wart. - Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, c2005. - xix, 499 p. ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 467-485) and index.

Introduction -- Leader assessments -- Leader formulation and priorit ization of goals -- Traits that contribute to leader effectiveness -- S kills that contribute to leader effectiveness -- Task-oriented behavior s -- People-oriented behaviors -- Organization-oriented behaviors -- Th eoretical building blocks : contingency factors and leader styles -- Le adership theories : early managerial and transactional approaches -- Le adership theories : charismatic and transformational approaches -- Lead ership theories : distributed, specialized, and integrated -- Leadershi p development -- Conclusion : evaluation leadership.

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