Public Management and Performance

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-0-521-11663-3
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 704 g

Public services touch the majority of people in advanced and developing economies on a daily basis: children require schooling, the elderly need personal care and assistance, rubbish needs collecting, water must be safe to drink and the streets need policing. In short, there is practically no area of our lives that isn't touched in some way by public services. As such, knowledge about strategies to improve their performance is central to the good of society. In this book, a group of leading scholars examine some of the most pressing issues in public administration, political science and public policy by undertaking a systematic review of the research literature on public management and the performance of public agencies. It is an important resource for public management researchers, policy-makers and practitioners who wish to understand the current state of the field and the challenges that lie ahead.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Walker, Richard M.

Boyne, George A.

Brewer, Gene A.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Öffentlicher Dienst, Öffentlicher Sektor
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht Verwaltungspraxis Public Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Literatur für Manager

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of figures
List of tables
About the contributors
1. Introduction Richard M. Walker, George A. Boyne and Gene A. Brewer
2. Extending goal ambiguity research in government: from organizational goal ambiguity to program goal ambiguity Hal G. Rainey and Chan Su Jung
3. Budgets and financial management Donald P. Moynihan and Matthew Andrews
4. Organizational structure and public service performance Rhys Andrews
5. Red tape: the bane of public organizations? Gene A. Brewer and Richard M. Walker
6. Managerial networking, managing the environment, and program performance: a summary of findings and an agenda Kenneth J. Meier and Laurence J. O'Toole, Jr
7. Public service motivation and performance Gene A. Brewer
8. Organizational diversity and public service performance David W. Pitts
9. Performance management: does it work? George A. Boyne
10. Strategy: which strategic stances matter? Richard M. Walker
11. Methods Alisa Hicklin
12. Conclusion: enriching the field George A. Boyne, Gene A. Brewer and Richard M. Walker
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Boyne, George A.
George A. Boyne is Professor of Public Sector Management at Cardiff University.

Brewer, Gene A.
Gene A. Brewer is Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy at the University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs and Visiting Professor of Public Management at the Utrecht University School of Governance in the Netherlands.

Walker, Richard M.
Richard M. Walker is Professor of Public Management and Policy at the University of Hong Kong and Senior Research Associate at Xi'an Jiaotong University, China.

Richard M. Walker is Professor of Public Management and Policy at the University of Hong Kong and Senior Research Associate at Xi'an Jiaotong University, China.

George A. Boyne is Professor of Public Sector Management at Cardiff University.

Gene A. Brewer is Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy at the University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs and Visiting Professor of Public Management at the Utrecht University School of Governance in the Netherlands.