Bureaucratic ambition : careers, motives, and the innovative administrator / Manuel P. Teodoro.

Author/creator Teodoro, Manuel P., 1972-
Format Book
Publication InfoBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.
Descriptionxv, 222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Bureaucracy--United States.
Public administration--United States.
Local government--United States.
Ambition--Political aspects. --United States.
Administrative agencies--United States. --Management.

SeriesJohns Hopkins studies in governance and public management
Johns Hopkins studies in governance and public management. ^A561745
Contents Principles, principals, and ambition: the politics of bureaucratic entrepreneurship -- Glorious heroes, tragic heroes, antiheroes: how bureaucratic entrepreneurship happens (or doesn't) -- A theory of bureaucratic ambition: why bureaucratic entrepreneurship happens (or doesn't) -- The market for bureaucratic entrepreneurs: career path and professional innovation -- The psychology of bureaucratic entrepreneurship: human motivation and political advocacy -- Ramps and ladders: how career systems foster or inhibit bureaucratic entrepreneurship -- What bureaucratic ambition means for democracy.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011009849
ISBN9781421402451 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN1421402459 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks JS331 .T46 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold