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

by Brudney, Jeffrey L.

• ISBN13: 9780878408597
• ISBN10: 0878408592
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Georgetown Univ Pr

Summary

In this volume, leading scholars address three key topics: the nature and impact of public management; creative methods for public management research, reform, reinvention, innovation, and change; and new models and frameworks for understanding and improving public management.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction: Public Management in an Era of Complexity and Challenge	p. 1
A Symposium: In Government, Does Management Matter?
Introduction to Part I	p. 15
Different Public Managements? Implications of Structural Context in Hierarchies and Networks	p. 19
Is Silly Putty Manageable? Looking for the Links between Culture, Management, and Context	p. 33
Public Management, Administrative Leadership, and Policy Choice	p. 49
Methodological Frontiers in Understanding Public Management
Optimal Performance versus Risk Aversion: An Application of Substantively Weighted Analytical Techniques	p. 77
The Art of Partnering across Sectors: The Influence of Centrality Strategies of State R and D Projects	p. 97
Stories from the Front Lines of Public Management: Street-Level Workers as Responsible Actors	p. 109
Reform, Reinvention, Innovation, and Change
Making Sense of Change	p. 127
Local Heroes? Reinvention Labs in the Department of Defense	p. 153
Reforming State Social Services through Contracting: Linking Implementation and Organizational Culture	p. 173
Quasi Markets and Strategic Change in Public Organizations	p. 197
Models and Frameworks: New Approaches to Public Management
Organizational Configurations: Four Approaches to Public Sector Management	p. 217
Dissecting the Black Box: Toward a Model and Measures of Government Management Performance	p. 235
Concluding Perspectives	p. 253
Biographies of Authors	p. 261
Bibliography	p. 269
Index	p. 297
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