TY  - BOOK
AU  - Osborne,Stephen P.
AU  - Brown,Kerry
ED  - Askews & Holts
TI  - Managing change and innovation in public service organizations
SN  - 9780203391129 (ebook) :
AV  - JF1525 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - London
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Public administration
KW  - Organizational change
KW  - Politics and Government
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Public ownership / nationalization
KW  - thema
KW  - Organizational theory & behaviour
KW  - Public finance & taxation
KW  - Business & Management
KW  - Management & management techniques
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - The context of public services is becoming ever more complex as governments strive to improve ad modernize services. As a result, managing change and innovation is a core task for the successful public manager. This book will equip public managers with the understanding and skills required to be effective; The context and environment of public services is becoming increasingly complex and the management of change and innovation is now a core task for the successful public manager. This text aims to provide its readers with the skills necessary to understand, manage and sustain change and innovation in public service organizations.Key features include: the use of figures, tables and boxes to highlight ideas and concepts of central importance a dedicated case study to serve as a focus for discussion and learning, and to marry theory with practice clear learning objectives for each chapter with suggestions for further reading.Providing future and current public managers with the understanding and skills required to manage change and innovation, this groundbreaking text is essential reading for all those studying public management, public administration and public policy
UR  - http://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=BradfordC&isbn=9780203391129
ER  -