Public Management

Author : Ole Ingstrup,Paul Crookall
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2000-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0773520619

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The Three Pillars of Public Management by Ole Ingstrup,Paul Crookall Pdf

Written especially for the public sector, but applicable far beyond it, The Three Pillars of Public Management offers government managers insights that, for the first time, speak directly to their situation. Unlike other management books that promote fads and private-sector models or focus on politics, policy, and government-wide reforms, this book offers tangible suggestions to improve public service agencies or individual work sites. Proving that public service excellence is not an oxymoron but an achievable reality, The Three Pillars of Public Management provides a framework, based on the experiences of senior managers and a survey of top-performing public service organizations around the world, for building and sustaining effective public service organizations. The authors find that success in serving the public rests on three pillars: the aim, or mission, of the organization; the character of the people and the institution; and the tools available to achieve the aim. The Three Pillars of Public Management is an important resource for practitioners at all levels of the public service, from central agencies and top national departments to regional, state, or provincial governments and municipalities. With an easy-to-read style, inspiring examples, and a checklist of questions at the end of each chapter the book is a valuable tool for improving the public sector workplace and helping public servants make a difference. The Three Pillars of Public Management makes a significant contribution to the field of public sector management, providing a framework for recognizing and improving effectiveness in public organizations. It clearly fills a gap in the available literature.? Jim McDavid, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria Ole Ingstrup is Commissioner of Corrections, Correctional Service of Canada. He is the co-author of Our Story and the author of numerous articles and reviews. Paul Crookall was senior advisor, Correctional Service of Canada, and is now a consultant in private practice.

Author : Neil M. Boyd,Eric C. Martin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000440713

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Sustainable Public Management by Neil M. Boyd,Eric C. Martin Pdf

Sustainable Public Management explores key issues in public sector sustainable management that span from Nation/State to local government. It highlights state-of-the art articulations of public-private partnerships, public engagement, inter-organizational networks, sustainability policy, strategy, standard setting, and reporting. Sustainable management is an important topic across organizational forms in the private, not-for-profit, and public sectors because of the its practice is tied to some of the most pressing environmental and social problems that exist in the world. The public sector is especially important due to its scale and scope across the globe, the tangible impacts that public service delivery can make in resource efficiency and effectiveness, and in directly tackling critical sustainable development goals. This book will be of great value to scholars, students, and policymakers interested in Public Administration and Management, Sustainable Management and Development. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the Public Management Review.

Author : Laurence J. O'Toole, Jr,Kenneth J. Meier
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011-04-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781139502870

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Public Management by Laurence J. O'Toole, Jr,Kenneth J. Meier Pdf

How effective are public managers as they seek to influence how public organizations deliver policy results? How, and how much, is management related to the performance of public programs? What aspects of management can be distinguished? Can their separable contributions to performance be estimated? The fate of public policies in today's world lies in the hands of public organizations, which in turn are often intertwined with others in latticed patterns of governance. Collectively, these organizations are expected to generate performance in terms of policy outputs and outcomes. In this book, two award-winning researchers investigate the effectiveness of management in the public sector. Firstly, they develop a systematic theory on how effective public managers are in shaping policy results. The rest of the book then tests this theory against a wide range of evidence, including a data set of 1,000 public organizations.

Author : Oliver James,Sebastian R. Jilke,Gregg G. Van Ryzin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 549 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107162051

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Experiments in Public Management Research by Oliver James,Sebastian R. Jilke,Gregg G. Van Ryzin Pdf

An overview of experimental research and methods in public management, and their impact on theory, research practices and substantive knowledge.

Author : Christopher Pollitt,Geert Bouckaert
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780198795179

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Public Management Reform by Christopher Pollitt,Geert Bouckaert Pdf

This is the thoroughly revised fourth edition of the widely-used and established standard text on public management reform. The new edition retains the historical perspective back to 1980, but now directly addresses the pervasive effects of the Global Economic Crisis of 2008 on public sectors in the three continents covered.

Author : Christopher Pollitt
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781784712327

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Advanced Introduction to Public Management and Administration by Christopher Pollitt Pdf

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. In this Advanced Introduction, Christopher Pollitt starts a penetrating account of the theories, methods and possible trajectories of the study of public management, also examining the academic community itself, and its relationship to the world of practice. There is no more authoritative – or lively – text of such scope and focus. This is a stimulating analysis by a leading international scholar. It includes: · a global overview · a critical and authoritative analysis of the current state of the field · the location of academic research firmly in the real world context of austerity, climate and demographic change, and technological transformation · an examination of the relationship between academic study and the practice of public management · a look inside the ‘ivory tower’, at the forces changing the way the subject is studied and practised This truly unique work will be of particular interest to graduate students, advanced scholars, lecturers and trainers in public administration, public management, government, public policy, political science and development administration. Middle level and senior practitioners in public administration and public management will also find this an invaluable and sophisticated introduction.

Author : Michael Barzelay
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Professional ethics
ISBN : 9781788119108

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Public Management as a Design-Oriented Professional Discipline by Michael Barzelay Pdf

While public management has become widely spoken of, its identity and character is not well-defined. Such disparity is an underlying problem in developing public management within academia, and in the eyes of practitioners. In this book, Michael Barzelay tackles the challenge of making public management into a true professional discipline. Barzelay argues that public management needs to integrate contrasting conceptions of professional practice. By pressing forward an expansive idea of design in public management, Barzelay formulates a fresh vision of public management in practice and outlines its implications for research, curriculum development and disciplinary identity.

Author : James L. Perry,Annie Hondeghem
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2008-05-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199234035

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Motivation in Public Management by James L. Perry,Annie Hondeghem Pdf

Are public servants self-interested, or motivated by a sense of duty and commitment far above what we would expect given their often modest compensation and frequent public criticism? This book looks at research on this and related questions in assessing the current state of our scientific knowledge.

Author : Jacques Bourgault,Maurice Demers,Cynthia Williams,Québec (Province),International Institute of Administrative Sciences. Roundtable,Rendez-vous 1997 (Québec, Quebec). Comité organisateur
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Administrative agencies
ISBN : UIUC:30112060531180

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Public Administration and Public Management by Jacques Bourgault,Maurice Demers,Cynthia Williams,Québec (Province),International Institute of Administrative Sciences. Roundtable,Rendez-vous 1997 (Québec, Quebec). Comité organisateur Pdf

Author : Jonathan R. Tompkins
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2023-08-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781478651772

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Organization Theory and Public Management by Jonathan R. Tompkins Pdf

Organization Theory and Public Management is written for current and future public managers. Understanding organization theory helps managers at all levels define program objectives, overcome constraints, and accomplish mandated purposes. Armed with theoretical and conceptual knowledge, managers can better identify the factors that affect organizational performance, determine how these factors interrelate, and decide how best to resolve problems and attain goals. Familiarity with organization theory can facilitate fresh ways to view organizational challenges and discover new paths for pursuing change. Organization theory, supported by intuition and common sense, can be a powerful guide to action. The book approaches each organization theory school of thought on its own terms, drawing out its implications for public management as objectively as possible. Chapter 1 introduces organization theory as a field of study, chapter 2 establishes the unique context of public management, and chapter 3 presents three analytical frameworks for assessing the theories of organization covered in the twelve chapters that follow.

Author : Carolyn J. Hill,Laurence E. Lynn Jr
Publisher : CQ Press
Page : 750 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781483355962

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Public Management by Carolyn J. Hill,Laurence E. Lynn Jr Pdf

Managing in the public sector requires an understanding of the interaction between three distinct dimensions—administrative structures, organizational cultures, and the skills of individual managers. Public managers must produce results that citizens and their representatives expect from their government while fulfilling their constitutional responsibilities. In Public Management: Thinking and Acting in Three Dimensions, authors Carolyn J. Hill and Laurence E. Lynn, Jr. argue that one-size-fits-all approaches are inadequate for dealing with the distinctive challenges that public managers face. Drawing on both theory and detailed case studies of actual practice, the authors show how public management that is based on applying a three-dimensional analytic framework—structure, culture, and craft—to specific management problems is the most effective way to improve the performance of America’s unique scheme of governance in accordance with the rule of law. The book educates readers to be informed citizens and prepares students to participate as professionals in the world of public management.

Author : James L. Perry,Kenneth L. Kraemer
Publisher : Palo Alto, Calif. : Mayfield Publishing Company
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Comparative management
ISBN : UCAL:B5108114

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Public Management by James L. Perry,Kenneth L. Kraemer Pdf

Author : Laurence E. Lynn, Jr.
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2006-09-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134445585

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Public Management: Old and New by Laurence E. Lynn, Jr. Pdf

Offering much more than a purely theoretical or retrospective view of public management, this exciting text is an invaluable new addition to the field of public management. Putting the American model in perspective, it establishes the historical, theoretical, analytical, practical and future foundations for the comparative study of public management. Taking a boldly integrative approach, Laurence E. Lynn Jr. combines topics of best practice, performance, accountability and rule of law to provide a much-needed umbrella view of the topic. Well-written and illustrated with case study examples, this is one of the most exciting books on public management available today. As such it is an essential read for every student of public management, administration and public policy.

Author : Tony Bovaird,Elke Loeffler
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004-06-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134527847

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Public Management and Governance by Tony Bovaird,Elke Loeffler Pdf

A comprehensive, in depth and accessible resource for students of public sector management and administration: with an international authorship, this is more comprehensive, cohesive and international than any other textbook in the area.

Author : Kjell A Eliassen,Nick Sitter
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2008-02-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781849206464

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Understanding Public Management by Kjell A Eliassen,Nick Sitter Pdf

′A broad-ranging and highly intelligent account of key recent developments internationally which skillfully updates the public management and governance literatures′ - Ewan Ferlie, Royal Holloway ′Public management has been radically changed and reformed... this book gives students a fine introduction to these changes and to the theories dealing with them′ - Jørgen Grønnegaard Christensen, University of Aarhus An introduction and guide to the dramatic changes that have occurred in the provision of public services over the last two decades, this book combines theoretical perspectives with a range of case studies from Europe, North America and further afield to explain why, how and with what success liberal democracies have reformed the service role of the state. The book pays close attention to four major dimensions of this transition: " External challenges and opportunties: globalisation and EU integration " Reducing the role of the state: Liberalisation, privatisation, regulation and competition policy " Improving the role of the state: New Public Management, e-Government and beyond " Managing the New Public Sector: organisations, strategy and leadership This text is designed for undergraduate courses in public governance, but it also addresses the core components of MPA programmes - the parameters, tools, principles and theories of public sector reform.