This book explores the role of civil servants and their trade unions in the public management reform process, framing it in its economic, social, cultural and legal contexts. Building on neo-institutional and stakeholder theories, the book shows how staff and their representative organisations have influenced the formulation and implementation of public management reforms in twelve OECD countries. This study challenges top-down elite theories that have dominated the existing literature, explaining how staff participation practices, both direct and indirect, have impacted on the implementation...
This book explores the role of civil servants and their trade unions in the public management reform process, framing it in its economic, social, cult...
The book surveys the evolution of public management, assesses the core theories and approaches and goes on to examine all aspects of public management in the UK today, including strategic management, performance management, financial management, and human resources management.
The book surveys the evolution of public management, assesses the core theories and approaches and goes on to examine all aspects of public management...
This volume provides an introduction to, and assessment of, the major organizational changes in Britain's public services since the late 1970s which have collectively been identified as the emergence of a "new managerialism."
This volume provides an introduction to, and assessment of, the major organizational changes in Britain's public services since the late 1970s which h...
