Government Information Management

A Counterreport Of The Commission On Federal Paperwork
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-367-17152-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 146 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 430 g

In this timely critique of federal procedures, the authors identify the underlying causes of the current overload of information/paperwork in government and provide some tools that can be used by officials concerned with more effective management.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Morss, Elliott R.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. Bureaucratic and Political Dynamics 3. Counter-Incentives and Other Information Control Techniques 4. The Use of lnformation as an Indicator of Value 5. The Value/Burden Calculus: A Technique for Improving Information Management Practices 6. Comparative Agency Analysis: A Technique for Streamlining Information Activities 7. Comparative Administrative Practices: Three Case Studies 8. Management Information Systems 9. Federal Evaluation Practices 10. The Case for Compensation 11. Conclusions: Recommendations and an Agenda for Future Research

Über Autor(innen)

Elliott R. Morss, director of research for Development Alternatives, Inc., served as study director for the Commission on Federal Paperwork. Robert F. Rich, assistant professor of politics and public affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, previously was research scientist-project director at the Institute for Social Research, Center for Research on the Utilisation of Scientific Knowledge, University of Michigan.