The 21st Century Public Manager

Truly global in scope and ambition, the 21st Century Public Manager addresses key trends, challenges, and opportunities facing public managers across contexts and regimes. This accessible textbook aims to inspire public managers in rethinking their roles, skills, and values as they enter a VUCA world-one characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. It is written for aspiring and current public managers in graduate schools and executive education programs.>

List of contents

1. Introduction
2. 'Traditional' versus 'New
3. Trends and Drivers
4. Demands, Dilemmas, Opportunities
5. Managing Stakeholder Multiplicity
6. Managing Authority Turbulence
7. Managing the New Work (Force)
8. Managing Innovation Forces
9. Managing Ethical Complexities
10. Managing Long versus Short Time Horizons
11. Managing Cross-Sectoral Collaboration
12. The 21st Century Public Manager.

About the author

Zeger van der Wal

Product details

• Authors: VAN DER WAL, Zeger van der Wal, Zeger van der Wal, Wal Zeger van der
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2017
• EAN: 9781137507433
• ISBN: 978-1-137-50743-3
• No. of pages: 322
• Series: The Public Management and Leadership Series; Public Management and Leadersh; Public Management and Leadersh; The Public Management and Leadership Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; B, Public Management, Political Science and International Studies, Public Policy, c 2010 to c 2019