Leadership and Change in Public Sector Organizations

Leadership and Change in Public Sector Organizations
Author: James D. Ward
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2017-04-21
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1351806181

Successful change in the public sector can be supported or hindered by political and administrative leadership, individual and group motivation, and the public’s perception of the effectiveness of public officials and government structures. But do the very characteristics of public sector organizations present obstacles to successful transformative change? This book assesses the current state of the literature on leadership and change in government and public policy, and introduces the reader to innovative new ways to demonstrate leadership in times of change. Contributions from accomplished scholars in the field cover the traditional public administration areas of performance and management, as well as the diversity of issues that surround public leadership and change, both domestic and global. Chapters on public sector innovation, performance leadership, governance networks, complexity in disaster management, change initiatives in educational systems and local government, citizen advisory bodies, and gender and race equality, to name but a few, provide important case studies throughout the volume. Leadership and Change in Public Sector Organizations will be required reading for upper level undergraduate and graduate courses in public administration/management, leadership, and public policy analysis.

Strategic Change Management in Public Sector Organisations

Strategic Change Management in Public Sector Organisations
Author: David Baker
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2007-02-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1780631588

This book covers all the major aspects of change management for those working in public sector and not-for-profit organisations. It summarises key theories and approaches to change management and includes detailed, worked descriptions of key techniques used in change management processes and programmes, with extensive reference to case studies drawn from a range of public sector, not-for-profit organisations and other environments. - Written by a highly knowledgeable and well-respected practitioner in the field - Draws on the author's wide-ranging practical experience of major organizational development and change management in a wide range of situation Applies as well as describes theory - Provides practical and realistic solutions to real-world problems

The Changing Role of Government

The Changing Role of Government
Author: R. Batley
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2004-05-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 023000105X

Batley and Larbi examine how governments of developing countries are organized to deliver public services. The book is based on comparative international studies of four service sectors: Health care, urban water, business promotion and agricultural marketing. Governments everywhere are being driven to adopt an 'indirect' approach - managing, contracting and regulating public agencies or private partners, rather than providing services directly. It questions how governments are responding and whether this approach is appropriate to the capacities of developing countries.

Public Sector Leadership for the 21st Century

Public Sector Leadership for the 21st Century
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2001-10-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9264195033

This is the first report to examine key leadership issues across OECD Member countries, including the strategies and practices governments are adopting, and the lessons from country experiences so far.

Digital Government

Digital Government
Author: Miriam Lips
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2019-07-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317222903

Digital Government: Managing Public Sector Reform in the Digital Era presents a public management perspective on digital government and technology-enabled change in the public sector. It incorporates theoretical and empirical insights to provide students with a broader and deeper understanding of the complex and multidisciplinary nature of digital government initiatives, impacts and implications. The rise of digital government and its increasingly integral role in many government processes and activities, including overseeing fundamental changes at various levels across government, means that it is no longer perceived as just a technology issue. In this book Miriam Lips provides students with practical approaches and perspectives to better understand digital government. The text also explores emerging issues and barriers as well as strategies to more effectively manage digital government and technology-enabled change in the public sector. Digital Government is the ideal book for postgraduate students on courses in public administration, public management, public policy, political science and international relations, and e-government. It is also suitable for public service managers who are experiencing the impact of digital technology and data in the public sector.

The Public Sector

The Public Sector
Author: Jan-Erik Lane
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2000-02-28
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780761967491

The Third Edition of this successful textbook introduces students to the major concepts, models, and approaches surrounding the public sector. Now fully updated to include coverage of the New Public Management (NPM), The Public Sector is the most comprehensive textbook on theories of public policy and public administration. The Public Sector is introduced within a three-part framework: public resource allocation, redistribution and regulation. Jan-Erik Lane explains the basic concepts of each of these broad areas, and goes on to examine their consequences for various approaches to the making and implementation of public policy. The book explores models of management, effectiveness and

The Changing Public Sector: A Practical Management Guide

The Changing Public Sector: A Practical Management Guide
Author: Malcolm Prowle
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2016-03-23
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317038851

The public sector in the UK has undergone radical change over the last two decades. Consequently, managers and service professionals have had to adopt new ways of working and acquire a wide range of new managerial skills to deal with the changes that have taken place. The continuing process of change in the public sector also means that these managerial skills need to be continually maintained and developed. This book provides comprehensive coverage of public sector management approaches covering: ¢ Strategy ¢ Finance ¢ Human resources ¢ Marketing ¢ Quality ¢ Information systems. Thus it provides managers, professionals and students with a clear understanding of the main elements of each aspect of management as applied in public sector organizations. The book also outlines the ongoing changes which will impact on public sector organizations in the future and discusses the implications of these changes for public sector management methods.

Public Governance Paradigms

Public Governance Paradigms
Author: Jacob Torfing
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2020-04-24
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1788971221

This enlightening book scrutinizes the shifting governance paradigms that inform public administration reforms. From the rise to supremacy of New Public Management to new the growing preference for alternatives, four world-renowned authors launch a powerful and systematic comparison of the competing and co-existing paradigms, explaining the core features of public bureaucracy and professional rule in the modern day.

Local Public Sector Reforms in Times of Crisis

Local Public Sector Reforms in Times of Crisis
Author: Sabine Kuhlmann
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-09-05
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781137525475

This book compares the trajectories and effects of local public sector reform in Europe and fills a research gap that has existed so far in comparative public administration and local government studies. Based on the results of COST research entitled, ‘Local Public Sector Reforms: an International Comparison’, this volume takes a European-scale approach, examining local government in 28 countries. Local government has been the most seriously affected by the continuously expanding global financial crisis and austerity policies in some countries, and is experiencing a period of increased reform activity as a result. This book considers both those local governments which have adopted or moved away from New Public Management (NPM) modernization to ‘something different’ (what some commentators have labelled ‘post-NPM’), as well as those which have implemented ‘other-than-NPM measures’, such as territorial reforms and democratic innovations.