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Book SynopsisIn an international context, public management arrangements differ significantly from country to country, but also regionally and locally. One reason for these differences may be differences in culture resulting in differing views of the state and its institutions. This book explores cultural influences on public management and its reform.
Table of ContentsPART I: DEFINING CULTUREPUBLIC MANAGEMENT AS A CULTURAL PHENOMENON. REVITALIZING SOCIETAL CULTURE IN INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC MANAGEMENT RESEARCHKuno Schedler and Isabella ProellerCULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS FROM PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REFORMS WORLDWIDEGeert BouckaertTHE POETICS OF MANAGEMENT, AND THE POLITICS OF ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURES. A SOCIOLOGICAL VIEW ON NPM-REFORMS IN SWITZERLANDChristoph MaederREFORMS OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT COORDINATION IN OECD-COUNTRIES: CULTURE AS COUNTERFORCE FOR CROSS-NATIONAL UNIFYING PROCESSES?Eva Beuselinck, Koen Verhoest and Geert BouckaertPART II: ARTEFACTS OF CULTUREPUBLIC MANAGERS' RELIGIOSITY: IMPACTS ON WORK ATTITUDES AND PERCEPTIONS OF CO-WORKERSBarry Bozeman and Alex MurdockPUBLIC ADMINISTRATION MODERNIZATION: COMMON REFORM TRENDS OR DIFFERENT PATHS AND NATIONAL UNDERSTANDINGS IN THE EU-COUNTRIESGerhard Hammerschmid, Renate E. Meyer and Christoph DemmkeDETERMINANTS OF CONFIDENCE IN THE CIVIL SERVICE: AN INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONSteven Van de WalleCULTURAL EVOLUTION OF ORGANIZATIONS FROM BUREAUCRACY TO HYPERARCHY AND NETCENTRICITY: REAPING THE ADVANTAGES OF IT AND MODERN TECHNOLOGYFred Thompson and Lawrence R. JonesTIME OUT?Christopher PollittPART III: COUNTRY PERSPECTIVESCULTURE AND PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REFORMS: A REVIEW AND RESEARCH AGENDA ON THE BASIS OF EXPERIENCES IN SWITZERLANDMartin KociGOVERNANCE REFORM OUTCOMES THROUGH CULTURAL LENS: THAILANDBidhya BowornwathanaDECONSTRUCTING ADMINISTRATIVE CULTURE - EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CULTURAL PATTERNS AND PUBLIC SECTOR CHANGE IN THE UK AND GERMANYEckhard SchroterTRIGGERING CHANGE THROUGH CULTURE CLASH: THE UK CIVIL SERVICE REFORM PROGRAM, 1999 - 2005Tony BovairdE-GOVERNMENT IN ASIA: HOW CULTURE AFFECTS PATTERNS OF ADOPTIONClay Wescott
