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Public Management: Performance, Professionalism and Politics
Mirko Noordegraaf
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Description for Public Management: Performance, Professionalism and Politics
Paperback. This systematic introduction to Public Management provides the tools and theoretical understanding to improve Public Management practice, whilst integrating a focus throughout on the importance of interplay between performance, professionalism and politics for all public service providers. Series: The Public Management and Leadership Series. Num Pages: 292 pages, 6 black & white tables, 12 figures. BIC Classification: JPP. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 18. Weight in Grams: 452.
This major new text on the theory and practice of public management moves away from descriptive accounts of its evolution to provide a systematic treatment of the key paradigms of public management today. It examines their competing outlooks, values, tools and assumptions and – using a wide range of examples from different areas of management around the world – their implications for practice. The text sets out three contrasting 'logics' for management – performance, professionalism and politics – and shows how public managers act on the interplay between these for effective results. Relating all three logics to a wide ... Read more
This major new text on the theory and practice of public management moves away from descriptive accounts of its evolution to provide a systematic treatment of the key paradigms of public management today. It examines their competing outlooks, values, tools and assumptions and – using a wide range of examples from different areas of management around the world – their implications for practice. The text sets out three contrasting 'logics' for management – performance, professionalism and politics – and shows how public managers act on the interplay between these for effective results. Relating all three logics to a wide ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
The Public Management and Leadership Series
Condition
New
Weight
451g
Number of Pages
292
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230242708
SKU
V9780230242708
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Mirko Noordegraaf
Mirko Noordegraaf is Professor of Public Management at the Utrecht School of Governance (USG), Utrecht University, the Netherlands. His main research interests within public management are organizational reform, public managers, professionals, managing professions and (new) professionalism. He focuses on public domains like safety, health care, welfare and education. He has published articles in Organization Studies, Public Administration, Administration & Society, ... Read more
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