Advancing Public Management - New Developments in Theory, Methods, and Practice

Informationen zum Autor Jeffrey L. Brudney! Laurence J. O'Toole! Jr.! and Hal G. Rainey are professors of political science and public administration at the University of Georgia. Klappentext In this volume! leading scholars address three key topics: the nature and impact of public managment; creative methods for public managment research! reform! reinvention! innovation! and change; and new models and frameworks for understanding and improving public management. Zusammenfassung Public management involves leading! coordinating! and stimulating public agencies and programs to deliver excellent performance. This title address topics such as: the nature and impact of public management; reform! reinvention! innovation! and change; and! models and frameworks for understanding and improving public management. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Public Management in an Era of Complexity and Challenge Jeffrey L. Brudney! Lawrence J. O'Toole! Jr.! and Hal G. Rainey! University of Georgia Part I: A Symposium: In Government! Does Management Matter Introduction to Part I Lawrence E. Lynn! Jr.! University of Chicago 2. Different Public Managements? Implications of Structural Context in Hierarchies and Networks Lawrence J. O'Toole! Jr.! University of Georgia 3. Is Silly Putty Manageable? Looking for the Links between Culture! Management and Context Anne M. Khademian 4. Public Management! Administrative Leadership! and Policy Choice Thomas H. Hammond! Michigan State University! and Jack H. Knott! University of Illinois Part II: Methodological Frontiers in Understanding Public Management 5. Optimal Performance versus Risk Aversion: An Application of Substantively Weighted Analytical Techniques Kenneth J. Meier! Texas A&M University! Jeff Gill! California Polytechnic University! and George Waller! University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 6. The Art of Partnering across Sectors: The Influence of Centrality Strategies of State R&D Projects Gordon Kingsley! Georgia Institute of Technology! and Julia Melkers! Georgia State University 7. Stories from the Front Lines of Public Managment: Street-Level Workers as Responsible Actors Steven Maynard-Moody! University of Kansas! and Suzanne Leland! Kansas State University Part III: Reform! Reinvention! Innovation and Change 8. Making Sense of Change Eugene B. McGregor! Jr.! Indiana University 9. Local Heroes? Reinvention Labs in the Department of Defense Mark T. Green! University of Colorado at Denver! Lawrence R. Jones! Naval Postgraduate School! and Fred Thompson! Willamette University 10. Reforming State Social Services through Contracting: Linking Implementation and Organizational Culture Barbara S. Romzek and Jocelyn M. Johnston! University of Kansas 11. Quasi Markets and Strategic Change in Public Organizations James R. Thompson! University of Illinois-Chicago Part IV: Models and Frameworks: New Approaches to Public Management 12. Organizational Configurations: Four Approaches to Public Sector Management Nancy C. Roberts! Naval Postgraduate School 13. Dissecting the Black Box: Toward a Model and Measures of Government Management Performance Patricia W. Ingraham and Amy E. Kneedler! Syracuse University 14. Concluding Perspectives Jeffrey L. Brudney! Lawrence J. O'Toole! Jr.! and Hal G. Rainey! University of Georgia Biographies of Authors Bibliography Index ...

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• Authors: &apos, Jeffrey L. Brudney, Jeffrey L. (Cleveland State University) O Brudney, Jeffrey L. O&apos Brudney, Jeffrey L. O''''toole Brudney, Laurence J. Rainey toole
• Assisted by: Jeffrey L. Brudney (Editor), Jeffrey L. (Cleveland State University) Brudney (Editor), Brudney Jeffrey L. (Editor), Jr. O'Toole (Editor), Laurence J. O'Toole (Editor), Hal G. Rainey (Editor), Hal G. (Alumni Foundation Distinguished Professor Rainey (Editor), Rainey Hal G. (Editor)
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.07.2001
• EAN: 9780878408597
• ISBN: 978-0-87840-859-7
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, Political science & theory, Political science and theory, Central / national / federal government, Central government