Public Management Reform and Innovation Research, Theory, and Application

Leading scholars present the most complete, as well as the most advanced, treatment of public management reform and innovation available The subject of reform in the public sector is not new; indeed, its latest rubric, reinventing government, has become good politics. Still, as the contributors ask...

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Main Authors Frederickson, H. George, Johnston, Jocelyn
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published University of Alabama Press 14.01.2015
EditionFirst Edition edition.
Subjects
Administrative agencies
Civil service reform
Management
Political Science
Public administration
Public Policy & Administration
Reorganization
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter Table of Contents Introduction [Part I. Introduction] 1: One Hundred Theories of Organizational Change: 2: Theoretical Foundations of Policy Intervention 3: Do Goals Help Create Innovative Organizations? 4: Innovation by Legislative, Judicial, and Management Design: [Part II. Introduction] 5: Where’s the Institution? 6: Assessing Public Management Reform with Internal Labor Market Theory: 7: Good Budgetary Decision Processes 8: Implementing Mission-Driven, Results-Oriented Budgeting [Part III. Introduction] 9: The Pain of Organizational Change: 10: Institutional Paradoxes: 11: Contracting In: [Part IV. Introduction] 12: Interest Groups in the Rule-Making Process: 13: Dialogue between Advocates and Executive Agencies: 14: Reinventing Government: Conclusion Contributors Index