| The Jossey-Bass Reader on Nonprofit and Public Leadership Contributor(s): Jossey-Bass Publishers (Author) |
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ISBN: 0470479493 ISBN-13: 9780470479490 Publisher: Jossey-Bass OUR PRICE: $49.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2009 Annotation: This comprehensive reader offers a collection of the most important writings on leadership and management in the public and nonprofit sectors. It includes essays and articles and offers a third sector perspective on the leadership questions essential to any manager: principles and practices of leadership, organizational change, corporate culture, communication, efficiency, ethics. The book also includes issues unique to public and nonprofit organizations: understanding leadership roles in nonprofits, board leadership, alternative and collaborative leadership, strategic management, sustainability, and the future of leadership. This volume offers an ideal resource for students and professionals. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Nonprofit Organizations & Charities - General - Business & Economics | Leadership |
| Dewey: 658.409 |
| LCCN: 2009032201 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.90 lbs) 688 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An ideal resource for students and professionals, this comprehensive reader offers a diverse collection of the foremost writings on leadership and management in the public and nonprofit sectors. The book includes previously published essays, articles and extracts from leading books and periodicals, framed and vetted by author and professor James L. Perry. The anthology covers a wide range of topics, offering a third sector perspective on the general leadership questions essential to any manager--principles and practices of leadership, organizational change, corporate culture, communication, efficiency, ethics--as well as issues unique to public and nonprofit organizations--understanding leadership roles in the nonprofit world, founder vs. ED relationships, board leadership, alternative and collaborative leadership, strategic management, sustainability, and the future of leadership. Praise for The Jossey-Bass Reader on Nonprofit and Public Leadership: The Jossey-Bass Reader on Nonprofit and Public Leadership is the most comprehensive collection of essays on leadership available. It should be required reading for all of those who teach, practice and are students of the art and science of leadership. ?Stephen E. Condrey, University of Georgia This collection of short and readable pieces will be very valuable for students and practitioners of public and nonprofit leadership. ?Michael O'Neill, professor of nonprofit management, School of Business and Professional Studies, University of San Francisco James Perry has provided a very valuable tool for nonprofit and public sector leaders. This collection represents the very best lessons for leaders, from John Gardner to Kouzes and Posner. The clear structuring and framing of the articles makes this a perfect handbook for nonprofit and public sector leaders of all types. ?Ronald E. Riggio, Henry R. Kravis Professor of Leadership and Organizational Psychology Director, Kravis Leadership Institute, Claremont McKenna College Jim Perry brings together in a single volume much of the best writing on leadership theory and leadership 'doing.' For anyone interested in the attributes and practice of leadership, this is the book, looking back at what's been proven effective and forward to what's needed in the next generation of leaders. ?Timothy L. Seiler, director, The Fund Raising School, The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana |