Managing to improve public services / edited by Jean Hartley [and others].
| Other author | Hartley, Jean, 1953- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. |
| Description | xvi, 298 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The agenda for public service improvement / Jean Hartley and Chris Skelcher -- Does governance perform? Concepts, evidence, causalities, and research strategies / Chris Skelcher -- Performativity, management and governance / Paul M. Collier -- Critical assessment of performance measurement for policy making / Michael Pidd -- Priority setting in the public sector : turning economics into a management process / Cam Donaldson... [et al.] -- Public service productivity : new approaches to performance measurement in health sectors / Mary O'Mahony, Philip Stevens, and Lucy Stokes -- Performance measurement systems and the criminal justice system : rationales and rationalities / Barbara Townley -- Valuing public sector outputs / Rachel Baker... [et al.] -- The use of geodemographics to improve public service delivery / Paul A. Longley and Michael Goodchild -- The innovation landscape for public service organizations / Jean Hartley -- Innovation type and organizational performance : an empirical exploration / Richard M. Walker and Fariborz Damanpour -- Public service failure and turnaround : towards a contingency model / George Boyne -- Orchestrating complex and programmatic change in the public services / Mike Wallace and Michael Fertig -- Conclusions : current themes and future direction for research / Cam Donaldson... [et al.]. |
| Local note | Little-351120--305131037417Z |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2008026926 |
| ISBN | 9780521866415 (hdbk) |
| ISBN | 0521866413 (hdbk) |
| ISBN | 9780521708272 (pbk) |
| ISBN | 0521708273 (pbk) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | JF 1351 .M352 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |