The accountable juggler : the art of leadership in a federal agency

Author(s)

• Radin, Beryl A.

Bibliographic Information

The accountable juggler : the art of leadership in a federal agency

Beryl A. Radin

（Public affairs and policy administration series）

CQ Press, c2002

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-153) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND POLICY ADMINISTRATION SERIES Edited by Donald Kettl How should a manager handle different accountability expectations? While a commonplace term in government lexicon, accountability has escaped precise definition, leaving managers at a disadvantage when trying to monitor the performance of their programs. Including more than 300 programs, over 60,000 employees, and a budget of over $400 billion, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is an ideal canvas for starkly illustrating competing accountability demands. With a bird's-eye view of the agency's inner workings, Radin tackles big issues such as strategies of centralization and decentralization, coordination with states and localities, leadership, and program design, while using the apt analogy of a juggler to show how managers must keep in the air disparate demands and developments.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA70629937
• ISBN:
  • 1568026439
• LCCN: 2001007644
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Washington, D.C.
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 160 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HV91
  • DC21 : 352.3/0973
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : United States. Dept. of Health and Human Services -- Management
  • LCSH : Public administration -- United States
  • LCSH : Leadership
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA68166698