Passing the Torch : Planning for the Next Generation of Leaders in Public Service / Karl Besel, Charlotte Lewellen Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Besel, Karl.

Williams, Charlotte Lewellen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Officials and employees.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (99 p.)

Place of Publication:

Fayetteville, [North Carolina] : The University of Arkansas Press, 2016.

Summary:

Public-service executives, both elected and appointed within the public and nonprofit sectors, are retiring at record levels, and the number of Americans reaching age sixty-five annually will continue to rise over the next decade and is expected to surpass four million in 2020. Finding qualified, motivated leaders to fill vital public-service positions will challenge the public and nonprofit sectors. Unfortunately, recent studies show that few proactive steps are being taken by public-service organizations to plan for the next generation. Passing the Torch: Planning for the Next Generation of Public-Service Leaders provides an outline for those who will be facing and managing these looming changes. In this valuable guide, the factors that influence selection of a career in public service are explored through the authors' years of experience as leaders in public-service organizations and through interviews with other public-service professionals. Passing the Torch will be essential for leaders of nonprofit organizations, university faculty, researchers in the field of nonprofit management, and students in nonprofit management courses.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword by James L. "Skip" Rutherford; Introduction; 1. The State of Public Service in America / Karl Besel and Charlotte Lewellen Williams; 2. Politics and Public Service / Todd Bradley and Karl Besel; 3. Planning for the Next Generation of Nonprofit Leaders / Karl Besel and Charlotte Lewellen Williams; 4. International Differences in Nonprofit Succession Planning / Karl Besel and Andreas Schmid; 5. Succession Planning and Foundations / Charlotte Lewellen Williams and Karl Besel; 6. Mergers, Acquisitions, and Leadership in Health-Care Succession Planning / Adam R. Smith

ReferencesInterviewees; Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781610755986

1610755987

OCLC:

957312525