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SEM 644

Public Sector Leadership

3 units

Winter 2026

Topics

  • Differentiate public sector leadership from private sector leadership, identifying the unique accountabilities, constraints, and motivations of public leaders
  • Apply leadership theories—transformational, adaptive, collaborative, ethical—to complex public challenges

Readings

  • Keith Grint (2005) “Problems, Problems, Problems: The Social Construction of Leadership” Public Administration Review
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  • Migone, A. (2024). “Words not Deeds. The weak culture of evidence in the Canadian
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Sources