1st Edition
Leadership and Change in Public Sector Organizations Beyond Reform
Chapter One: Introduction: Beyond Reform – Leadership, Change and the Role of Innovation
James D. Ward
Part 1: Ecology of Public Sector Innovation and Performance Literature
Chapter Two: Reinventing and Redesigning Government
James H. Svara
Chapter Three: Innovation and Organizational Survival Research
Eleanor D. Glor and Mario A. Rivera
Part 2: Governance and New Frontiers in Public Policy
Chapter Four: Cooperative and Collaborative Governance in a Networked Age
David Hamilton
Chapter Five: Chaos Theory, Disaster Policy, and Responses: Achieving the New Normal
Gretchen M. Richards
Part 3: Leadership and Change in Governing Systems
Chapter Six: Public Sector Compensation – School District Superintendents: Are we getting our monies worth?
Christopher Stream, Antonio Gutierrez, and Ashok EM Sudhakar
Chapter Seven: Implementing an Innovative Dream of Change: Lessons from Houston Community Colleges
Susan T. Gooden and Kasey J. Martin
Chapter Eight: Citizen Advisory Bodies: New Wine in Old Bottles?
Margaret Stout, George W. Dougherty, Jr., and Larkin Dudley
Chapter Nine: Local Government Reform, Convergence, and the Hybrid Model
James D. Ward
Part 4: Social Justice and Equality
Chapter Ten: Support for Gender Equality Duty Strategies among Local Government Officials in Texas
Thomas Longoria, Darlene Budd, and Lynn L. Manganaro
Chapter Eleven: Can Innovative Leadership Improve Community and Policing Relationships? Lessons Learned from Youngstown, Ohio
Cryshanna A. Jackson Leftwich
Chapter Twelve: Choice Points as a Framework for Decision-Making
Brandi Blessett and Tia Sherèe Gaynor
Chapter Thirteen: Conclusion: Scenarios and Common Themes in Leadership and Change
James D. Ward
Biography
James D. Ward teaches in the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University, Newark.
