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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457739803321

Autore

Berman Evan M.

Titolo

Performance and productivity in public and nonprofit organizations / / Evan M. Berman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015

ISBN

1-315-70150-2

1-317-46205-X

1-280-91263-4

9786610912636

0-7656-2188-6

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Disciplina

352.375

658.5

Soggetti

Government productivity

Management

Nonprofit organizations

Political Institutions & Public Administration - General

Government - General

Law, Politics & Government

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Rev. ed. of: Productivity in public and nonprofit organizations, 1998"--T.p. verso.

First published 2006 by M.E. Sharpe.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 What Is Performance? An Overview; 2 Major Performance Challenges; 3 Achieving Success; 4 Strategic Planning: What's the Mission?; 5 The Quality Paradigm; 6 Information Technology; 7 Productivity Through People; 8 The Accountability Strategy: Performance Measurement; 9 Rethinking the Organization; 10 Oldies but Goodies; Epilogue; References; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Provides a balanced assessment and overview of state-of-the-art organizational and performance productivity strategies. Public and nonprofit organizations face demands for increased productivity and



responsiveness, and this practical guide offers strategies based on research and scholarship that respond to these challenges.