Public Management and Performance: Research Directions - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521116635 ISBN 13: 9780521116633

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Public Management and Performance This book is a systematic review of the research literature on public management and the performance of public agencies.

About this title

Review:

Review of the hardback: 'With a line-up of scholars who are at the forefront, theoretically and empirically, in their respective areas of public and performance management research, any researcher or policymaker who seeks to be at the cutting edge of public performance improvement needs to read this volume. Both new empirical investigations and in-depth, systematic reviews, framed by innovative conceptual thinking, are brought to bear on longstanding concerns about how to improve public sector performance, including overcoming goal ambiguity, internal organizational impediments and red tape, and financial and human resources constraints.' Carolyn J. Heinrich, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Review of the hardback: 'Richard Walker and his colleagues are to be congratulated in having produced what looks likely to become one of the required texts on performance management and public management. It combines a strong theoretical orientation with a list of contributors to be the envy of any book editor.' Stephen Osborne, University of Edinburgh Business School

Book Description:

In this book, a group of leading scholars examine some of the most pressing issues in public administration, political science and public policy by undertaking a systematic review of the research literature on public management and the performance of public agencies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521116635
• ISBN 13: 9780521116633
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 300
• Editor: Walker Richard M., Boyne George A., Brewer Gene A.