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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817291303321

Titolo

Resources for renewal : a participatory approach to the modernization of municipal organizations in Finland / / edited by Satu Kalliola, Risto Nakari

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub., 1999

ISBN

1-282-16360-4

9786612163609

90-272-9946-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (184 pages)

Collana

Dialogues on work and innovation, , 1384-6671 ; ; 10

Altri autori (Persone)

KalliolaSatu

NakariRisto

Disciplina

352.14/094897

Soggetti

Municipal government - Finland

Municipal services - Finland

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

RESOURCES FOR RENEWAL; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1. Methodology; Chapter 2. Promoting employee participation in municipal administration: The role of the action researcher; Chapter 3. Developing municipal services for the aged: The role of participatory action research and concept-driven change; Chapter 4. Breaking with tradition: Towards collaboration in the education sector; Chapter 5. Developing municipal meals services: Towards a conceptually low organization through communicative action; Chapter 6. The trade union's roles in the development of health care Chapter 7. Process control in the development of home care services for older people; Conclusions; About the authors; References; Index of Names; Index of Subjects

Sommario/riassunto

In the 1990's, the public sector has experienced the same kind of productivity pressures as has the private sector in most of the western countries. In Finland, the state and the local government organs have pursued to meet these demands by cutting down their personnel costs and by applying various models of New Public Management. This book sheds light on the possibilities of solving the problems in public sector



modernization by changing the modes of operations of work organizations. The results presented in the book are based on development experiences in Finnish municipalities, and cover...