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UNINA9910464460803321 |
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De Sio Henry F. <1962-> |
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Campaign Inc. : how leadership and organization propelled Barack Obama to the White House / / Henry F. De Sio, Jr |
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Iowa City, Iowa : , : University Of Iowa Press, , 2014 |
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1 online resource (253 p.) |
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Presidents - United States - Election - 2008 |
Political campaigns - United States - History - 21st century |
Electronic books. |
United States Politics and government 2001-2009 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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No drama Obama -- Stick to the plan -- Rise to big moments -- Be faster -- Yes we can! -- Bend, don't break -- In crisis, stay on offense -- Run it like a business -- Lead from within -- Contrast thyself -- Know where to be to effectively lead -- Close the deal. |
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It takes more than an excellent candidate to win elections; it takes an outstanding campaign organization, too. Campaign Inc. is the story of how leadership and organization propelled Barack Obama to the White House. As the chief operating officer of Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, Henry F. De Sio, Jr., was positioned to view this historic campaign as few others could. In this fascinating behind-the-scenes account, he whisks readers into Obama's national election headquarters in Chicago to glimpse the decision-making processes and myriad details critical to running a successful and innovat |
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UNINA9910964872803321 |
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Autore |
Radin Beryl |
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Federal management reform in a world of contradictions / / Beryl A. Radin |
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Washington, DC, : Georgetown University Press, c2012 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (216 p.) |
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Public management and change series |
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Administrative agencies - United States - Management |
Civil service reform - United States |
Public administration - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Introduction -- The background -- Public/private management relationships -- Political structures matter -- Contracting out: A-76 -- Personnel policy reform -- Reorganization as reform -- Budgeting as reform -- Federalism and intergovernmental relations -- Performance measurement -- Living with contradictions. |
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Proposals for reform have dotted the federal management landscape in the United States for more than 50 years. Yet these efforts by public management professionals have frequently failed to produce lasting results. In her new book, Federal Management Reform in a World of Contradictions , renowned public administration scholar Beryl A. Radin reveals what may lie behind the failure of so many efforts at government management reform. To spur new thinking about this problem, Radin examines three basic sets of contradictions between the strategies of the reformers and the reality of the US federal |
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