Rosemary O'Leary

'''Rosemary O'Leary''' is Emerita Distinguished Professor at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University and Emerita Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas. Her research focuses on public management, collaboration, conflict resolution, environmental and natural resources management, and public law.

O'Leary is most acknowledged for her scholarship exploring dissent in public organizations by career public servants who disobey the wishes of their superiors in order to do the right thing. She is also acknowledged for her research on catalyzing creative collaboration to improve public service and the impact of court decisions on government policies, people, and organizations.

In 2021, the Academy of Management section on public and nonprofit management chose the 3rd edition of her book, "The Ethics of Dissent: Managing Guerrilla Government" (CQ Press 2021) as the winner of the Best Book in Public Management Award. This book explores the phenomenon of "guerrilla government," where career public servants clandestinely resist policies and decisions they find unethical, ineffective, or unjust as is happening in the federal government in the United States today. O’Leary analyzes the ethical dilemmas these public servants face, the motivations behind their actions, and the implications for governance, accountability, and democratic integrity. She also provides strategies for public managers to constructively engage with dissenters to foster ethical and effective government. Provided by Wikipedia