Leadership of Public Bureaucracies: The Administrator as Conservator - The Administrator as Conservator

The revolution in public management has led many reformers to call for public managers to reinvent themselves as public entrepreneurs. Larry D. Terry opposes this view, and presents a normative theory of administrative leadership that integrates legal, sociological, and constitutional theory.

List of contents

Foreword, Preface to First Edition, Preface to Second Edition, 1. Bureaucratic Leadership in a Democratic Republic, 2. A Model of Administrative Conservatorship, 3. Conserving Mission, 4. Conserving Values, 5. Conserving Support, 6.The Administrator as Conservator, Bibliography, Index

About the author

Larry D. Terry

Product details

• Authors: Larry D. Terry, Terry Larry D.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2002
• EAN: 9780765609588
• ISBN: 978-0-7656-0958-8
• No. of pages: 222
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, Management & management techniques, Management and management techniques, Central / national / federal government, Central government, Civil service and public sector, Civil Service & Public Sector