Public management and performance : research directions /

"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...

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Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Walker, Richard M., Boyne, George A., Brewer, Gene A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 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.