Leadership in Public and Nonprofit Organizations: An Introduction

Leadership in Public and Nonprofit Organizations, Fourth Edition provides a compact but complete analysis of leadership for students and practitionerswho work in public and nonprofit organizations. Offering a comprehensive review of leadership theories in the field, from the classic to the cutting-edge, and how theyrelate specifically to the public sector and nonprofit contexts, this textbook covers the major competencyclusters in detail, supported by research findings as well as practical guidelines forimprovement. These competencies are portrayed in a leadership action cyclethat aids readers in visually connecting theory and practice. This thoroughly revised new edition also offers:

• Questions fordiscussion and analysis, hypothetical scenarios for each chapter, as well as an easilyreproducible leadership assessment instrument students may use to apply the theoriesthey’ve learned
• Expanded coverage of nonprofit leadership integrated throughout the chapters, including in-depth discussions about managing volunteers, fundraising ethics, the nonprofit board, advocacy, diversity and philanthropy, emotional labor, and mission-based leadership

• An all-new chapter section on virtual leadership approaches, designed to help current and future managers cope with the unique opportunities and challenges presented by remote work.

Leadership in Public and Nonprofit Organizationsis an essential core text designed specifically with upper-level and graduate public administration and nonprofit management courses on leadership in mind, but it has also proven an indispensable guidebook for professionals seeking insight into the role of successful leadership behavior in the public and nonprofit sectors. It can further be used as supplementary reading in introductory courses examining management competencies, in leadership classes to provide practical self-help and improvement models, and in organizational theory classes that wish to balance organizational perspectives with individual development.

Montgomery Van Wart is Professor of Public Administration at California State University, San Bernardino. He has been a distinguished visiting professor at numerous universities around the world. Some of his other books include Business, Society, and Global Governance, 2nd Edition (2022, with Anna Ya Ni), Leadership Across the Globe (2015, with Vipin Gupta), and Building Business-Government Relations (2015, by Anna Ya Ni). He has done extensive training of leaders at all levels of government across the globe.

Pamela S. Medina is Assistant Professor of Public Administration at California State University, San Bernadino. She is an accomplished nonprofit management and public administration scholar and has published articles in Nonprofit Management and Leadership, Administrative Theory & Praxis, and the Journal of Public Affairs Education, among others. This is her first book.