Trial courts as organizations / Brian J. Ostrom ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ostrom, Brian J., 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Courts--United States.

Courts.

Justice, Administration of--United States.

Justice, Administration of.

Judicial process--United States.

Judicial process.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (205 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Court administrators and judges have long acknowledged that culture plays an important role in the function of trial courts. Trial Courts as Organizations provides a comprehensive framework for understanding this organizational culture, along with a set of steps and tools to assess and measure the current and preferred culture.The authors examine how courts operate, what characteristics they may display, and how they function as a unit to preserve judicial independence, strengthen organizational leadership, and influence court performance. They identify four different types of i

Contents:

Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Organizational Culture in American Trial Courts; Chapter 2: A Framework for Court Culture; Chapter 3: Measuring Court Culture; Chapter 4: Elaborating the Four Cultures; Chapter 5: Consequences of Court Culture; Chapter 6: Preferences for Court Culture; Chapter 7: Conclusions and Implications; Appendices; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-190) and index.

ISBN:

9786611243043

9781281243041

1281243043

9781592136322

159213632X

OCLC:

476144273