Transitions to competitive government : speed, consensus, and performance / Ronald B. Cullen and Donald P. Cushman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cullen, Ronald B., 1939- author.

Cushman, Donald P., author.

Series:

SUNY series in human communication processes.

SUNY series, human communication processes

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International economic relations.

Government productivity.

Competition, International.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 334 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

Albany, New York State : State University of New York Press, [2000]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Transitions to Competitive Government demonstrates how government can add value to a region, a nation, a state, its citizens, and their social values through speed, consensus, and performance. It does this in three stages. First, it shows competitive government to be entrepreneurial in seeking resources, jobs, and social services. Second, it provides case studies that offer examples of the challenges faced, strategies utilized, and implementing processes employed by various levels of government. Third, it explicates a global benchmarking process for evaluating government reforms and their progress in yielding increased competitiveness."--Jacket.

Contents:

Government in Crises

A Vision to Guide Government Reform

Lessons from Business

The Management of Transitions to National Competitiveness

Implementation Strategies for Competitive Government

Responding to External Pressures: Value-Chain Coalignment and the Delivery of Government Services

Leadership Strategies for Transforming Governmental Competitiveness

A Management Platform for Government Change

The Challenge of Transition

Planning and Evaluation Strategies for Competitive Government

Reinventing and Reengineering Government Management Systems and Values

Resource Management Strategies for Competitive Government

Governance Systems and Management Reform

Benchmarking the Transition to Competitive Government

Managing Transitions to National Competitiveness.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [319]-327) and index.

ISBN:

9780791492116

0791492117

9780585428666

0585428662