Advancing public management : new developments in theory, methods, and practice / Jeffrey L. Brudney, Laurence J. O'Toole, Jr., Hal G. Rainey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brudney, Jeffrey L.

Contributor:

O'Toole, Laurence J., 1948-

Rainey, Hal G. (Hal Griffin), 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration.

Administrative agencies--Management.

Administrative agencies.

Technological innovations--Management.

Technological innovations.

Physical Description:

xi, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, [2000]

Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction: Public Management in an Era of Complexity and Challenge / Jeffrey L. Brudney, Laurence J. O'Toole, Jr., Hal G. Rainey 1

Part I A Symposium: In Government, Does Management Matter?

Chapter 2 Different Public Managements? Implications of Structural Context in Hierarchies and Networks / Laurence J. O'Toole, Jr. 19

Chapter 3 Is Silly Putty Manageable? Looking for the Links between Culture, Management, and Context / Anne M. Khademian 33

Chapter 4 Public Management, Administrative Leadership, and Policy Choice / Thomas H. Hammond, Jack H. Knott 49

Part II Methodological Frontiers in Understanding Public Management

Chapter 5 Optimal Performance versus Risk Aversion: An Application of Substantively Weighted Analytical Techniques / Kenneth J. Meier, Jeff Gill, George Waller 77

Chapter 6 The Art of Partnering across Sectors: The Influence of Centrality Strategies of State R & D Projects / Gordon Kingsley, Julia Melkers 97

Chapter 7 Stories from the Front Lines of Public Management: Street-Level Workers as Responsible Actors / Steven Maynard-Moody, Suzanne Leland 109

Part III Reform, Reinvention, Innovation, and Change

Chapter 8 Making Sense of Change / Eugene B. McGregor, Jr. 127

Chapter 9 Local Heroes? Reinvention Labs in the Department of Defense / Mark T. Green, Lawrence R. Jones, Fred Thompson 153

Chapter 10 Reforming State Social Services through Contracting: Linking Implementation and Organizational Culture / Barbara S. Romzek, Jocelyn M. Johnston 173

Chapter 11 Quasi Markets and Strategic Change in Public Organizations / James R. Thompson 197

Part IV Models and Frameworks: New Approaches to Public Management

Chapter 12 Organizational Configurations: Four Approaches to Public Sector Management / Nancy C. Roberts 217

Chapter 13 Dissecting the Black Box: Toward a Model and Measures of Government Management Performance / Patricia W. Ingraham, Amy E. Kneedler 235

Chapter 14 Concluding Perspectives / Jeffrey L. Brudney, Laurence J. O'Toole, Jr., Hal G. Rainey 253.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-296) and index.

ISBN:

087840760X

OCLC:

41834651