The 21st Century Public Manager
(Hardback)
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Publishing Details
The 21st Century Public Manager
By (Author) Zeger van der Wal
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Red Globe Press
31st March 2017
United Kingdom
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
351
Physical Properties
Hardback
322
Width 155mm, Height 235mm
640g
Description
Truly global in scope and ambition, the 21st Century Public Manager addresses key trends, challenges, and opportunities facing public managers across contexts and regimes. This accessible textbook aims to inspire public managers in rethinking their roles, skills, and values as they enter a VUCA worldone characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. It is written for aspiring and current public managers in graduate schools and executive education programs.
Author Bio
Zeger van der Wal is Assistant Dean (Research) and Associate Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. In 2014, he was awarded the prestigious Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty Fellowship as well as the school's Faculty Teaching Excellence Award. He was previously Assistant Professor at VU Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
