03263nam 22006253u 450 991045400470332120210107002727.01-282-16360-4978661216360990-272-9946-3(CKB)1000000000578155(EBL)623056(OCoLC)70724406(SSID)ssj0000283651(PQKBManifestationID)11236489(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000283651(PQKBWorkID)10249294(PQKB)11460532(MiAaPQ)EBC623056(EXLCZ)99100000000057815520130729d1999|||| u|| |engtxtccrResources for Renewal[electronic resource] A participatory approach to the modernization of municipal organizations in FinlandAmsterdam/Philadelphia John Benjamins Publishing Company19991 online resource (184 p.)Dialogues on Work and InnovationDescription based upon print version of record.1-55619-834-5 90-272-1780-7 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 actionChapter 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 SubjectsIn 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...Dialogues on Work and InnovationMunicipal government -- FinlandMunicipal governmentMunicipal services -- FinlandMunicipal servicesElectronic books.Municipal government -- Finland.Municipal government.Municipal services -- Finland.Municipal services.352.14/094897Kalliola Satu858597Nakari Risto858598AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910454004703321Resources for Renewal1916671UNINA