Managing Performance in the Public Sector

Bruijn, Hans De

ISBN 10: 0415403200 / ISBN 13: 9780415403207

Published by Routledge, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Managing Performance in the Public Sector
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415403200
• ISBN 13: 9780415403207
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Topical and taking a bold stance in the contentious debate surrounding performance in the public sector, this new edition shows readers how performance thinking has a substantial impact on the management of public organizations.

Thoroughly revised and updated, this highly successful text, written by an experienced academic and practitioner is packed full with a wealth of new features. These include:

• more examples and cases, from a variety of different sectors, including, hospitals, courts, school and universities
• a whole new chapter on the dynamics of performance management; answering the questions – how do PM systems evolve? Which effects will dominate in the long run?
• many extra recommendations for making PM attractive for managers.

An informed and up-to-date analysis of this subject, this is an essential text for all those studying, both at undergraduate and postgraduate level, performance management in the public sector.

About the Author

Hans de Bruijn