Managing and Leading in Inter-Agency Settings (Better Partnership Working)

Although leadership and management are seen as central to developing effective integrated working, there is relatively little thoughtful work analysing the relationship between the two sets of ideas. Until now.

This updated edition of this essential textbook provides a robust guide to the leadership and management of inter-agency collaborative endeavours. It summarises recent trends in policy, establishes what we can learn from research and practice, and uses international evidence to set out useful frameworks and approaches to address a range of problems that collaborations face.

Edward Peck is Professor and Vice-Chancellor, Nottingham Trent University. He has published papers in a range of leading journals including the British Journal of Management, Public Administration, and Social Policy and Administration.

Helen Dickinson is Associate Professor of Public Governance at the University of Melbourne. She is co-editor of the Journal of Health, Organization and Management and Australian Journal of Public Administration and has worked with government, community organisations and private organisations in Australia, the UK, New Zealand and Europe.

Gemma Carey is a Research Fellow with the Regulatory Network at the Australian National University. Dr Carey has published a widely on different aspects of public administration and public health.