1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910464460803321

Autore

De Sio Henry F. <1962->

Titolo

Campaign Inc. : how leadership and organization propelled Barack Obama to the White House / / Henry F. De Sio, Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Iowa City, Iowa : , : University Of Iowa Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-60938-287-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (253 p.)

Disciplina

324.973/0932

Soggetti

Presidents - United States - Election - 2008

Political campaigns - United States - History - 21st century

Electronic books.

United States Politics and government 2001-2009

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910964872803321

Autore

Radin Beryl

Titolo

Federal management reform in a world of contradictions / / Beryl A. Radin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : Georgetown University Press, c2012

ISBN

9781589018938

1589018931

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Collana

Public management and change series

Disciplina

352.3/670973

352.3670973

Soggetti

Administrative agencies - United States - Management

Civil service reform - United States

Public administration - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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