Public Sector Reformation - Values-driven Solutions to Fiscal Constraint

Reductions in public sector spending mean voters will face a period of austerity, higher taxes and declining availability of public sector services. Prevailing public sector management philosophies are no longer applicable. To optimise future service provision with fewer resources will demand a reformation in organisational thinking and values.

List of contents

Towards the Inevitable Societal Values and Expectations Politicians The Media Leadership Employees Organisational Values Vision, Mission and Strategy Values Gaps Values Congruency Translating Vision into Strategy Objectives, Plans and Implementation Failure Possible Futures

About the author

IAN CHASTON is Visiting Professor at Centrum Catolica Business School, Peru. Previously he taught marketing and undertook research in entrepreneurship at Plymouth Business School, UK. He also founded Plymouth University's spin-off company Moustraining Ltd, which researches on-line learning applications to reduce higher education delivery costs. He has led projects on entrepreneurship for government agencies and universities in the UK and overseas.

Summary

Reductions in public sector spending mean voters will face a period of austerity, higher taxes and declining availability of public sector services. Prevailing public sector management philosophies are no longer applicable. To optimise future service provision with fewer resources will demand a reformation in organisational thinking and values.

Product details

• Authors: I. Chaston, Ian Chaston
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2012
• EAN: 9781349350971
• ISBN: 978-1-349-35097-1
• No. of pages: 311
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 17 mm x 216 mm
• Weight: 410 g
• Illustrations: IX, 311 p.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business; Management, B, Planning, Economic Policy, Economics, Organization, Business and Management, International Relations, Organizational theory & behaviour, Political Economy, Industries, Management science, Non-Profit Organizations and Public Enterprises, Nonprofit organizations, Non-profitmaking organizations, International Political Economy, Industry & industrial studies, Palgrave Business & Management Collection, management;organization;service;strategy