Transforming government organizations : fresh ideas and examples from the field / edited by Ronald R. Sims (College of William and Mary), William I. Sauser (Harbert College of Business Auburn University), Sheri Bias (Saint Leo University).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sims, Ronald R., editor.

Sauser, William I., editor.

Bias, Sheri, editor.

Series:

Contemporary human resource management.

Contemporary human resources management issues, challenges and opportunities

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Administrative agencies--United States--Management.

Administrative agencies.

Administrative agencies--United States--Reorganization.

Administrative agencies--United States--States--Management.

Administrative agencies--United States--States--Reorganization.

Organizational change--United States.

Organizational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (435 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, North Carolina : Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 2010 IAP released Change (Transformation) in Government Organizations, edited by Ronald R. Sims. This well-received volume described how organizational change methods can be used effectively to make government organizations more effective and efficient and better equipped to serve a demanding citizenry. The 2010 book brought together contributions by managers, practitioners, academics, and consultants in the study of international, federal, state, and local government efforts to respond to increased calls for change (transformation) in public sector organizations.Since the release of the 2010 volume, calls for government transformation have continued and intensified, and a number of fresh ideas and examples have been generated from the field. The time is now ripe for a follow-up volume laying out innovative, successful ideas for transforming government. Transforming Government Organizations: Fresh Ideas and Examples from the Field is that follow-up volume. A collection of fresh contributions such as those included in this book will add to the growing knowledge base of what does--and what does not--work when transformation efforts are attempted in government organizations.The contributors to this new volume are experts with extensive experience as change agents in government and other organizations. They provide analyses and discussions of specific cases and issues as well as practical tools, ideas, and lessons learned intended to guide those responsible for similar efforts in the years to come. The audience for the book are government managers, scholars, and others interested in undertaking or learning about such efforts.

Contents:

An Introduction to transforming government organizations : Fresh ideas and examples from the field / Ronald R. Sims, William I. Sauser, Jr., and Sheri Bias

Human resource management and civil service reform : Change (transformation) in government / Ronald R. Sims

Cybersecurity mission and management at the department of homeland security : Toward a model of integrated adaptation / Marcia A. Beck and Jonathan P. West

Public sector retirement systems : Either change or consider bankruptcy? / William J. Woska

Federal change : Difficult but doable for the effective leader / William J. Mea

Transition to a new state : Consolidating organizational resources at nasa langley research center / Sheri Bias, Donna L. Phillips, and Kathleen Cabler

Drones in domestic law enforcement : Ethical issues, implementation practices, and case studies / Jonathan P. West and James S. Bowman

Developing an online job analysis questionnaire : The ever changing process / Stacey Lange and Martinique Alber

Maintaining an ethical culture in municipal government through the use of a professional ethics workshop for all city employees / William I. Sauser, Jr. and Steven A. Reeves

Caring for the poor in jefferson county, alabama : A model of change in government-run healthcare / Roger McCullough

Building a better department of revenue for the people of alabama / William I. Sauser, Jr., Julie P. Magee, Don-Terry Veal, Julia B. Heflin, and Lisa P. Brantly

Interlocal diffusion and difference : How networks are transforming public service / Kathleen Hale and Mitchell Brown

Are public and private sector change efforts different : Some answers and lessons learned / Ronald R. Sims, William J. Mea, and John G. Veres, III

Leadership : The common thread in successful government transformation / Barry Hoy.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

1-68123-457-2