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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781977903321

Autore

Borins Sandford F. <1949->

Titolo

Governing fables [[electronic resource] ] : learning from public sector narratives / / Sandford Borins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Charlotte, N.C., : Information Age Pub., c2011

ISBN

1-61735-492-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (306 p.)

Collana

Research in public management

Disciplina

351.41

Soggetti

Narrative inquiry (Research method)

Public administration - United States

Public administration - Great Britain

Organizational change - United States

Organizational change - Great Britain

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

""Cover""; ""Hlf-Title""; ""Research in Public Management""; ""Title""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Chapter 1: Narrative as Object and Method of Study""; ""Chapter 2: Frontline Innovators""; ""Chapter 3: The Ugly Business""; ""Chapter 4: Churchill, Appeasement, Victory""; ""Chapter 5: Cynicism, Idealism, Compromise""; ""Chapter 6: Kennedy, Cuba, History""; ""Chapter 7: Matters of Life and Death""; ""Chapter 8: Conclusion""; ""References""; ""About the Author""; ""Index""