Author: Rainer Koch Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 383509100X Category : Law Languages : en Pages : 588
Book Description
In this book, internationally renowned scholars and practitioners elaborate on political as well as managerial questions, e.g. how to make overriding Public Governance changes the ’guiding model’ for a now needed stronger strategic approach. More specifically, their focus is on how moves towards a re-positioning as an enabling authority are to be made drivers for adapting management systems across all levels. In accordance with present developments, the authors explain how changes in the overall governance structure have to be used to adapt leadership practices in a more output-oriented or even entrepreneurial fashion. Overall, the underlying idea is to provide some further basics for a public sector type of a design-oriented management science.
Author: OECD Publisher: OECD Publishing ISBN: 9264195033 Category : Languages : en Pages : 98
Book Description
This is the first report to examine key leadership issues across OECD Member countries, including the strategies and practices governments are adopting, and the lessons from country experiences so far.
Author: Tony Bovaird Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1134527845 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 278
Book Description
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: Paul Joyce Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 1317337794 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 357
Book Description
In good times and bad, in the different situations of renewal, crisis, and chronic resource constraints, the strategic leadership of public services is crucial. Good leaders are essential in helping the public sector to adapt and solve ‘wicked’ problems, and they are also integral to the reform and modernization of public governance. This new edition of Strategic Leadership in the Public Sector continues to provide insights into useful approaches and techniques for strategic leaders, looking at: what is expected of leaders competency frameworks leadership theories techniques and processes of strategic leadership leading strategic change the strategic state emerging leadership challenges. Replete with real-world case studies and examples, and including new material from the USA, Canada, Australia, Europe and India, plus an appendix with practical worksheets, the book gives students a truly international outlook on the subject and offers a clear understanding of the significance of leadership, strategic management and public services reform. This textbook represents essential reading for postgraduate students on public management degrees and aspiring or current public managers.
Author: Jacob Torfing Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing ISBN: 1788971221 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 338
Book Description
This enlightening book scrutinizes the shifting governance paradigms that inform public administration reforms. From the rise to supremacy of New Public Management to new the growing preference for alternatives, four world-renowned authors launch a powerful and systematic comparison of the competing and co-existing paradigms, explaining the core features of public bureaucracy and professional rule in the modern day.
Author: V. Bekkers Publisher: Springer ISBN: 0230307523 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 259
Book Description
Addresses issues relevant to an understanding of the innovation journeys on which public organizations have embarked. If public innovation is defined as a necessary condition for establishing meaningful interactions between the government and society what are the relevant issues that may explain successful processes and forms of public innovation?
Author: Tor Busch Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1137331100 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 192
Book Description
A brand new text that examines the latest thinking in values-based leadership in the public sector. Assuming no prior knowledge, it draws on the experience of the UK, Europe, Australia and the USA to present students with an invaluable account of public sector management and leadership.
Author: Robert Gandossy Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 0471694258 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 320
Book Description
At last, there’s a business leadership book that really tackles the tough issues of integrity and governance. Taking a unique approach to leadership, this book gathers the path-breaking perspectives of influential shareholder activists; opinion-leading CEOs of major firms; trailblazing, distinguished academics; and courageous regulators. The all-star roster of contributors from the corporate world and academia includes Vanguard's John Bogle, former SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt, and Harvard Business School's Rosabeth Moss Kanter. Sherron Watkins, Enron whistleblower and Time Person of the Year, shares an inside look at Enron, and Barbara Ley Toffler, former head of Arthur Andersen's Ethics Practice, paints a picture of Anderson Consulting before their fall.
Author: P. Lægreid Publisher: Springer ISBN: 0230290604 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 352
Book Description
Governance of Public Sector Organizations a nalyzes recent changes in government administration by focusing on organizational forms and their effects. Contributors to this edited volume demonstrate how generations of reform result in increased complexity of government organizations, and explain this layering process with multiple theories.
Author: Mark Goyder Publisher: Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce ISBN: 9780901469243 Category : Business forecasting Languages : en Pages : 38
Author: Rainer Koch
Author: OECD
Author: Tony Bovaird
Author: Paul Joyce
Author: Jacob Torfing
Author: V. Bekkers
Author: Tor Busch
Author: Robert Gandossy
Author: P. Lægreid
Author: Mark Goyder