{"product_id":"advancing-public-management-9780878408597","title":"Advancing Public Management","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublic management involves leading, coordinating, and stimulating public agencies and programs to deliver excellent performance. Research and practice of public management have developed rapidly in recent years, drawing on the fields of public policy, public administration, and business management. In carrying out their crucial roles in shaping what government delivers, public managers today must confront daunting challenges imposed by shifting policy agendas, constrained financial resources combined with with constant public demands for a rich array of public services, and increasing interdependence among public, private, and third-sector institutions and actors. At the same time, these challenges and other developments offer exciting opportunities for improving knowledge and practice in public management, for the benefit of everyone. In this volume, leading scholars contribute advances in the theory, methods, and practice in this burgeoning field. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe selections address fou\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface  Acknowledgments  1.  Introduction: Public Management in an Era of Complexity and ChallengeJeffrey L. Brudney, Lawrence J. O'Toole, Jr., and Hal G. Rainey, University of Georgia  Part I:  A Symposium: In Government, Does Management Matter   Introduction to Part ILawrence E. Lynn, Jr., University of Chicago  2.  Different Public Managements? Implications of Structural Context in Hierarchies and NetworksLawrence J. O'Toole, Jr., University of Georgia  3.  Is Silly Putty Manageable? Looking for the Links between Culture, Management and ContextAnne M. Khademian4.  Public Management, Administrative Leadership, and Policy ChoiceThomas H. Hammond, Michigan State University, and Jack H. Knott, University of Illinois  Part II:  Methodological Frontiers in Understanding Public Management   5.  Optimal Performance versus Risk Aversion: An Application of Substantively Weighted Analytical TechniquesKenneth J. Meier, Texas A\u0026amp;M University, Jeff Gill, California Polytechnic University, and George Waller, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee  6.  The Art of Partnering across Sectors: The Influence of Centrality Strategies of State R\u0026amp;D ProjectsGordon Kingsley, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Julia Melkers, Georgia State University  7.  Stories from the Front Lines of Public Managment: Street-Level Workers as Responsible ActorsSteven Maynard-Moody, University of Kansas, and Suzanne Leland, Kansas State UniversityPart III:  Reform, Reinvention, Innovation and Change   8.  Making Sense of ChangeEugene B. McGregor, Jr., Indiana University  9.  Local Heroes? Reinvention Labs in the Department of DefenseMark T. Green, University of Colorado at Denver, Lawrence R. Jones, Naval Postgraduate School, and Fred Thompson, Willamette University  10.  Reforming State Social Services through Contracting: Linking Implementation and Organizational CultureBarbara S. Romzek and Jocelyn M. Johnston, University of Kansas  11.  Quasi Markets and Strategic Change in Public OrganizationsJames R. Thompson, University of Illinois-Chicago  Part IV: Models and Frameworks: New Approaches to Public Management   12.  Organizational Configurations: Four Approaches to Public Sector ManagementNancy C. Roberts, Naval Postgraduate School  13.  Dissecting the Black Box: Toward a Model and Measures of Government Management PerformancePatricia W. Ingraham and Amy E. Kneedler, Syracuse University  14.  Concluding PerspectivesJeffrey L. Brudney, Lawrence J. O'Toole, Jr., and Hal G. Rainey, University of Georgia  Biographies of Authors  Bibliography  Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Georgetown University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039033622871,"sku":"9780878408597","price":43.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780878408597.jpg?v=1750942349","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/advancing-public-management-9780878408597","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}