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- Title
COMPARATIVE BIOGRAPHY AND LEADERSHIP IN WHITEHALL.
- Authors
Theakston, Kevin
- Abstract
The article discusses (1) the uses, advantages and drawbacks of the biographical approach in the study of public administration and (2) the application of theories of leadership to senior British civil servants. The argument is advanced that biographical case studies - looking at the personal qualities, careers and achievements of top mandarins — can illuminate the exercise of leadership in Whitehall and the changing role and culture of the civil service.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; PUBLIC administration education; PUBLIC officers; LEADERSHIP; BIOGRAPHICAL methods in the social sciences; CIVIL service; PUBLIC administration; POLITICIANS; POLITICAL science
- Publication
Public Administration, 1997, Vol 75, Issue 4, p651
- ISSN
0033-3298
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1467-9299.00079