Political Tactics and Strategies
To make effective use of organizational politics, leaders must be aware of specific political tactic ...View More
Fiedler's Contigency Theory
Fred E. Fiedler developed a widely researched contingency model many years ago that holds that the b ...View More
Gender Differences in Leadership
Several researchers and observers argue that women have certain acquired traits and behaviors that s ...View More
What is Charisma
Charisma, like leadership itself, has been defined in various ways. Nevertheless, there is enough co ...View More
What is Diversity?
Scholars and practitioners have defined the term 'diversity' in a variety of ways. While narrow defi ...View More
The Meaning of Leadership
We can define leadership as the ability to inspire confidence and support among the people who are n ...View More
Budgeting in Public Administration
Before the U.S. Civil War, budgeting was rather informal and routine at all levels of government. Be ...View More
Public Organization Theory
Organization theory deals with the formal structure, internal workings, and external environment of ...View More
What does the HR Generalist Role do?
In this series, I begin looking at the typical role of each human resource position. I start with th ...View More
Ensuring Accountability in Public Administration
Another core value of public administration is accountability. This is a complex concept, and in its ...View More