Strategic public management : best practices from government and nonprofit organizations / edited by Howard Balanoff, Warren Master.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Balanoff, Howard, author.

Contributor:

Balanoff, Howard R., editor.

Master, Warren, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Local government.

Local government--United States.

Public administration.

Public administration--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (166 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Vienna, Virginia : Management Concepts, 2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Complex management issues in the public sector can not be addressed with limited, short-term fixes - strategic approaches are crucial to meet you organization's long-term needs. This book presents the solutions that public administrators are putting into practice. It covers topics that include program operations, risk management, and more.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright; About the Editors; About the Authors; Contents; Editors' Preface; Acknowledgments; Part 1 - Strategic Program Operations; Chapter 1 - Planning and Managing Core Mission Functions at the Municipal Level; Chapter 2 - Planning and Managing Core Mission Functions in San Diego County, California; Chapter 3 - Planning and Resource Decision-Making at the Federal Level; Part 2 - Strategic Budget and Financial Management; Chapter 4 - Managing Risk in the Federal Fiscal Environment

Chapter 5 - Minimizing Risk to Recovery: Avoiding Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in Federal Recovery Project SpendingChapter 6 - Managing a Governmental Health Plan; Part 3 - Strategic Human Capital Management; Chapter 7 - A Road Map for Federal Strategic Human Capital Planning; Chapter 8 - Fostering Professional Development through Certified Public Manager Programs; Chapter 9 - Fostering Ethics and Accountability in the Public-Sector Workplace; Chapter 10 - Creating a Healthy Workplace Culture in Hard Times: Managing Workers through Deficits and Downturns in Austin, Texas

Chapter 11 - Maximizing Public Organization Talent Strategically and SystemicallyPart 4 - Strategic Knowledge and Technology Management; Chapter 12 - Technology Challenges for 21st-century Government; Chapter 13 - Webcentricity and Five Challenges for Public Management; Chapter 14 - Web 2.0's Knowledge Management Potential in the Public Sector; Part 5 - Strategic Acquisition Management; Chapter 15 - Contracting for Services in State and Local Government; Part 6 - Strategic Performance Management; Chapter 16 - Citistat: Evaluating City Management in Baltimore, Maryland

Chapter 17 - Comparing Local Performance Management in the United Kingdom and United StatesIndex

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781523097234

152309723X

9781567262834

156726283X