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Political practitioners’ perspectives on political management: the importance of people and power

Political practitioners’ perspectives on political management: the importance of people and power Political management is about getting things done in campaigns, parties and government. Political organizations can use management concepts such as strategic planning, human resources and organizational design to help them achieve their goals. Research into specifically how management is used by political practitioners – political staffers and politicians – in government is limited. This study aims to fill that gap.Design/methodology/approachThe authors review the limited literature on political management, outline interview methodology, results and conclude with overall lessons drawn out using the qualitative data analysis software NVivo.FindingsThis study identifies the aspects of political management that political practitioners saw as the most important, the difference between managing in business and politics, and why.Research limitations/implicationsThis study provides suggestions for what future empirical research should focus on, noting a focus on informal behavior that relate to people and power that are not seen from outside the organization.Originality/valueThe perspectives of high-level practitioners help give a view to what political management really is. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Public Leadership Emerald Publishing

Political practitioners’ perspectives on political management: the importance of people and power

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Emerald Publishing
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Abstract

Political management is about getting things done in campaigns, parties and government. Political organizations can use management concepts such as strategic planning, human resources and organizational design to help them achieve their goals. Research into specifically how management is used by political practitioners – political staffers and politicians – in government is limited. This study aims to fill that gap.Design/methodology/approachThe authors review the limited literature on political management, outline interview methodology, results and conclude with overall lessons drawn out using the qualitative data analysis software NVivo.FindingsThis study identifies the aspects of political management that political practitioners saw as the most important, the difference between managing in business and politics, and why.Research limitations/implicationsThis study provides suggestions for what future empirical research should focus on, noting a focus on informal behavior that relate to people and power that are not seen from outside the organization.Originality/valueThe perspectives of high-level practitioners help give a view to what political management really is.

Journal

International Journal of Public Leadership – Emerald Publishing

Published: Sep 26, 2022

Keywords: Political leadership; Public management; Qualitative research

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