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Understanding and Managing Public Organizations

ISBN: 9780470402924 | 047040292X
Edition: 4th
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date: 11/9/2009

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
Understanding and managing Public organizationsHal G. Rainey4th EditionUnderstanding and Managing Public Organizations provides a comprehensive analysis of research and practice on public organizations and management. In this fourth edition of his award-winning best seller, Hal Rainey reviews topics including organizational goals and performance, decision making and strategy, leadership, motivation, organizational structure and design, organizational change, and others. He analyzes effective and ineffective practices, with suggestions for manag... MORE
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Figures, Tables, and Exhibitsp. vii
Prefacep. xi
The Authorp. xix
The Dynamic Context of Public Organizations
The Challenge of Effective Public Organization and Managementp. 3
Understanding the Study of Organizations: A Historical Reviewp. 24
What makes Public Organisations: A Historical Reviewp. 24
Analyzing the Environment of Public Organizationsp. 89
The Impact of Political Power and Public Policyp. 110
Key Dimensions of Organizing and Managing
Organizational Goals and Effectivenessp. 145
Formulating and Achieving Purpose: Power, Strategy, and Decision Makingp. 170
Organizational Structure, Design, Technology, and Information Technologyp. 201
Understanding People in Public Organizations: Values and Motivesp. 241
Understanding People in Public Organizations: Theories of Work Motivation and Work-Related Attitudesp. 273
Leadership, Managerial Roles, and Organizational Culturep. 314
Teamwork: Understanding Communication and Conflict in and Among Groupsp. 359
Strategies For Managing and Improving Public Organizations
Managing Organizational Change and Developmentp. 383
Advancing Effective Management in the Public Sectorp. 419
Referencesp. 457
Name Indexp. 503
Subject Indexp. 513
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Hal G. Rainey is Alumni Foundation Distinguished Professor at the University of Georgia. Rainey received the 2009 Dwight Waldo Award for Career achievement in public administration scholarship as well as the 1955 Charles H. Levine Award for Excellence in Public Administration Research, Teaching, and Public Service. The First edition of Understanding and Managing Public Organizations won the Best Book Award of the Public and Nonprofit Division of the Academy of Management.

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