What Government Does: How Political Executives Manage

by Mark A. Abramson and Paul Lawrence

Book Overview

To understand the challenges of political leadership and how top executives succeed in accomplishing an Administration's objectives, business-in-government experts Paul R. Lawrence and Mark A. Abramson present the findings of a four-year study of top political appointees in the Obama Administration. The 42 participants-Deputy Secretaries and agency heads-provide case studies of how each approaches the management challenges and achieves the mission...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442232439
• ISBN13: 9781442232433
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.1"