Comparative public management : why national, environmental, and organizational context matters / Kenneth J. Meier, Amanda Rutherford, and Claudia N. Avellaneda, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Meier, Kenneth J., 1950- editor.

Rutherford, Amanda, editor.

Avellaneda, Claudia N.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration.

Physical Description:

xi, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2017]

Summary:

The field of public management has become increasingly international, but research and policy recommendations that work for one country often do not work in another. Why, for example, is managerial networking important in the United States, moderately effective in the United Kingdom, and of little consequence in the Netherlands? Comparative Public Management argues that scholars must find a better way to account for political, environmental, and organizational contexts to build a more general model of public management. The volume editors propose a framework where context influences the types of managerial actions that can be used effectively in public organizations. After introducing the innovative framework, the book offers seven empirical chapters--cases from seven countries and a range of policy areas (health, education, taxation, and local governance)--showing how management affects performance in different contexts. Following these empirical tests, the book examines themes that emerge across cases and seeks to set an agenda for future research. This book will be the first to provide a comprehensive comparative assessment of the impact of management on organizational performance.

Contents:

Introduction: comparative public management : a framework for analysis / Laurence J. O'Toole and Kenneth J. Meier

Administrative capacity and health care in Africa : path dependence as a contextual variable / Cameron Wimpy, Marlette Jackson, and Kenneth J. Meier

Environmental complexity and public service performance in England : does organizational strategy matter? / Rhys Andrews

Do public-private differences matter? Managerial characteristics and organizational performance across sectors of US higher education / Claire Stieg and Amanda Rutherford

The better you look, the more you see : nonlinear effects of managerial networking hidden in the research setting of Dutch primary education / René Torenvlied and Agnes Akkerman

Loyal agents or saboteurs? Performance-increasing policies and public service motivation among hospital workers in Denmark / Mads Leth Jakobsen, Anne Mette Kjeldsen, Thomas Pallesen

The delegation of municipal spending in Honduras : does the decision context matter? / Claudia N. Avellaneda

Explaining the expansion of Brazilian municipal revenues : do political context or managerial background influence grant acquisition? / Ricardo C. Gomes and Claudia N. Avellaneda

Conclusion: the future role of context : the international research agenda / Amanda Rutherford, Laurence J. O'Toole Jr., and Kenneth J. Meier.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-240) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Comparative public management.

ISBN:

9781626164000

1626164002

9781626164017

1626164010

OCLC:

957581399