by Mark H. Moore (1995)
A seminal figure in the field of public management, Mark Moore presents his summation of fifteen years of research, observation, and teaching about what public sector executives should do to improve the performance of public enterprises. Useful for both practicing public executives and those who teach them, this book explicates some of the richest of several hundred cases used at Harvard's Kennedy School and illuminates their broader lessons for government managers. Moore addresses four questions that have long bedeviled public administration: What should citizens and their representatives expect and demand from public executives? What sources can public managers consult to learn what is valuable for them to produce? How should public managers cope with inconsistent and fickle political mandates? How can public managers find room to innovate?
S.K. Das
This monograph identifies a range of initiatives for reforming the civil services in India from a comparative perspective. The reform experiences of countries like the UK, Sweden, and New Zealand are analysed and modulated to suit India's requirements.
Robert Maranto
"While many primers have appeared to help new political appointees adjust to life inside the Beltway, Beyond a Government of Strangers is the first book to focus on the men and women who stick around - the career executives and their own roles in the executive branch. Robert Maranto provides advice on how career leaders can improve tenuous relationships and overcome conflicts with political appointees, especially during presidential transitions. He offers a rare insider's perspective, with first-person accounts and quotations taken from interviews with scores of career executives. Included in the book are helpful strategies and invaluable details, such as "Ten Tips on Managing Your Political Boss" and examples of how careerists at different federal agencies handle the orientation of new appointees."--Jacket.
Chun Wei Choo and Nick Bontis
Increasingly, the challenge of management is to create and supply knowledge in order to sustain organizational performance. However, few books on management strategy have been written using this concept as a foundation. This unique volume adopts a knowledge-based approach that will complement and perhaps supplant other perspectives. Editors Nick Bontis and Chun Wei Choo look at the literature through the lens of strategic management and from the vantage point of organizational science. The thirty readings have been carefully selected and commissioned to provide the best literature available--from articles newly written for this book and from existing publications.--Publisher description.
[edited by] Meir Russ
"This book addresses the relevance of knowledge management strategies for the advancement of organizations worldwide"--Provided by publisher.