1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465221303321

Titolo

Leadership in the public sector : promises and pitfalls / / edited by Christine Teelken, Ewan Ferlie and Mike Dent

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2012

ISBN

9786613833587

1-136-31689-2

1-283-52113-X

0-203-11976-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (281 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TeelkenChristine

FerlieEwan <1956->

DentMike <1944->

Disciplina

352.23/6

Soggetti

Leadership

Public administration

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of tables; List of contributors; Glossary of abbreviations and acronyms; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: an overview and conceptualization; PART I The meaning of public sector leadership and its changing forms; 2 'Leaderism' and the discourse of leadership in the reformation of UK public services; 3 Leading transformation in public delivery systems: a political perspective; 4 Respond and deliver?: change leadership in complex organizations; PART II Leadership style in the public services

5 After privatization: the public management of private employment services6 Medical leadership and management reforms in hospitals: a comparative study; 7 Quality development and professional autonomy in modern hospital fields; PART III Leadership and public sector professionals; 8 Universities under New Labour: senior leaders' responses to government reforms and policy levers - findings from an ESRC project on public service leadership; 9 Academic leadership and its effects on professional autonomy; 10 The university and the public



and private good

11 The making of professional public leaders: leadership as practical myth12 Concluding discussion: paradigms and instruments of public management reform - the question of agency; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In view of the approaching age of austerity for the public sector, leadership is likely to continue to become a key theme. This edited volume brings together a host of material from the public sector to analyze the issue internationally.Teelken, Dent & Ferlie lead a team of contributors in examining three key aspects of this increasingly important theme:the meaning of public sector leadership, and how this changes in different contextsthe implications for leadership style given the growing role of the private sectorthe response to the leadershi

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454073803321

Titolo

101 careers in nursing [[electronic resource] /] / Jeanne M. Novotny ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Publishing Company, 2006

ISBN

1-281-81293-5

9786611812935

0-8261-0494-0

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (239 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

NovotnyJeanne

Disciplina

610.73

610.73/06/9

610.73069

Soggetti

Nursing - Vocational guidance - United States

Medicine - Vocational guidance - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Acute Care Nurse Practitioner; Addictions Counselor; Administrator/Manager; Adult Nurse Practitioner; Ambulatory Care/Health Center Nurse; Armed Services



Nurse; Attorney; Author/Writer; Burn Nurse; Camp Nurse; Cardiovascular Nurse; Case Manager; Childbirth Educator; Child Psychiatric Nurse; Clinical Nurse Specialist; Consultant; Correctional Facility Nurse; Critical Care Nurse; Cruise Ship/Resort Nurse; Diabetes Educator; Disaster/Bioterrorism Nurse; Editor; Educator in Academia; Emergency Room Nurse; Entrepreneur; Epidemiology Nurse; Ethicist

Family Nurse PractitionerFlight Nurse/Critical Care Transport; Forensic Nurse; Fraud and Abuse Investigator; Gastroenterology Nurse; Genetics Counselor; Geriatric Nurse Practitioner; Health Coach; Health Policy Analyst/Lobbyist; Historian; HIV/AIDS Specialist; Holistic Health Nurse/Massage Therapist; Home Health Nurse; Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse; Infection Control Nurse; Informatics Specialist; Infusion Therapy Nurse; International Health Nurse; Inventor; Lactation Counselor; Learning/Developmental Disabilities Nurse; Legal Consultant; Long-Term Care Nurse; Media Consultant

Medical Records AuditorMedical-Surgical Nurse; Neonatal Nurse Practitioner; Nephrology Nurse; Neuroscience Nurse; Nurse Anesthetist; Nurse Midwife; Nurse Psychotherapist; Nutrition Support Nurse; Occupational/Industrial Nurse; Office Nurse; Ombudsman; Oncology Nurse; Ophthalmic Nurse; Organ Donation Counselor; OR Nurse/Perioperative Nurse; Orthopedic Nurse; Otolaryngology Nurse; Pain Management Nurse; Parish Nurse; Patient Education Coordinator; Peace Corps Volunteer; Pediatric Nurse Practitioner; Perianesthesia Nurse; Perinatal Nurse; Pharmaceutical Representative

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery NursePolitician; Private Duty Nurse; Psychiatric Nurse; Public and Community Health Nurse; Pulmonary/Respiratory Nurse; Quality Assurance Nurse; Radiology Nurse; Recruiter; Rehabilitation Nurse; Researcher; Risk-Management Nurse; Rural Health Nurse; School Nurse; Space Nurse/Astronaut; Spinal Cord Injury Nurse; Staff Development Educator; Telemetry Nurse; Telephone Triage Nurse; Transplant Nurse; Travel Nurse; University Dean/President; Women's Health Nurse; Wound/Ostomy/Continence Nurse; Launching Your Career Search

Notes from My Interview Experiences for a First Nursing PositionAppendix: Your Guide to Certification; Glossary of Acronyms

Sommario/riassunto

Few careers have the advantages that nursing offers: flexibility, room for growth, satisfaction from helping others. And there is a desperate need for nurses--demand will exceed supply for some time to come. This concise and handy volume profiles 101 different types of nursing careers are profiled; each includes a basic description, education requirements, skills needed, compensation, related web sites, and professional organizations. Personal stories from practicing nurses highlight the content. Students, those looking for a career change, and RNs looking for new opportunities will find a wea