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Transformational Leadership: Role of the Public Administration Training Institutes

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Administrative leadership; Administrative school; Administrative training; Capacity development; Civil service; Nurturing; Performance; Personality; Public administration; Public leadership; Public management education; Training; Transformational leadership

Definition

Transformational Leadership:

A leadership that focuses on adequately meeting followers and other stakeholders’ needs, inspiring in them a “vision” for future goals, questioning their assumptions about work models, and positively reinforcing them for offering innovative solutions to problems.

Personality:

Relatively stable traits, characteristics, and qualities that shape the unique and distinctive individuality.

Introduction

The functionality of elected representatives within a democracy is heavily dependent on the competencies of public administrators. They are responsible for managing systems with numerous employees, coordinating across departments, and advising policymakers for an effective and efficient...

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  1. Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ranchi, Ranchi, India

    Gaurav Marathe

  2. Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode, Kozhikode, India

    Roopak Kumar Gupta & Ram Kumar Kakani

  3. Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie, India

    A. S. Ramachandra

  4. National Centre for Leadership Development & Competency Assessment (NCLDCA), LBSNAA, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie, India

    Ram Kumar Kakani

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  1. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA

    Ali Farazmand

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Marathe, G., Gupta, R.K., Ramachandra, A.S., Kakani, R.K. (2020). Transformational Leadership: Role of the Public Administration Training Institutes. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_4132-1

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