Understanding and managing public organizations / Hal G. Rainey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

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

Series:

Essential texts for nonprofit and public leadership and management.

Essential texts for public and nonprofit and public leadership and management

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public administration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (592 p.)

Edition:

Fifth Edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [2014]

Summary:

UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS, FIFTH EDITION"This is the definitive place for all serious students of public administration to start. It is the most comprehensive book in the field. It is required reading for MPA students, Ph.D. students, and all scholars in the field."--Kenneth J. Meier, Charles H. Gregory Chair in Liberal Arts, Texas A if you want to find out what has been written, and what is collectively said about the practice and theory of public management, look no further than Rainey's updated and comprehensive fifth edition."--Richard M. Walker, chair professor of public management and associate dean, City University of Hong Kong"For more than a decade, Rainey's book has been a must-read for everyone in the community of public management in Korea, just like in many places all over the world. Undoubtedly, it provides a valuable resource for researchers and students who are interested in public management and applications of organization theory to public organizations. It is quite simply the best investigation of public organization and management that I've read."--Young Han Chun, associate dean, Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC:

904769493