02773nam 2200613 a 450 991078183580332120230721032136.01-281-24304-397866112430431-59213-632-X(CKB)1000000000485684(EBL)334641(OCoLC)476144273(SSID)ssj0000262226(PQKBManifestationID)11220985(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000262226(PQKBWorkID)10270798(PQKB)10588527(MiAaPQ)EBC334641(OCoLC)220147194(MdBmJHUP)muse15644(Au-PeEL)EBL334641(CaPaEBR)ebr10216887(CaONFJC)MIL124304(EXLCZ)99100000000048568420061109d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTrial courts as organizations[electronic resource] /Brian J. Ostrom ... [et al.]Philadelphia Temple University Press20071 online resource (205 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-59213-630-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-190) and index.Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Organizational Culture in American Trial Courts; Chapter 2: A Framework for Court Culture; Chapter 3: Measuring Court Culture; Chapter 4: Elaborating the Four Cultures; Chapter 5: Consequences of Court Culture; Chapter 6: Preferences for Court Culture; Chapter 7: Conclusions and Implications; Appendices; Notes; References; IndexCourt administrators and judges have long acknowledged that culture plays an important role in the function of trial courts. Trial Courts as Organizations provides a comprehensive framework for understanding this organizational culture, along with a set of steps and tools to assess and measure the current and preferred culture.The authors examine how courts operate, what characteristics they may display, and how they function as a unit to preserve judicial independence, strengthen organizational leadership, and influence court performance. They identify four different types of iCourtsUnited StatesJustice, Administration ofUnited StatesJudicial processUnited StatesCourtsJustice, Administration ofJudicial process347.73/1Ostrom Brian J.1956-1471258MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781835803321Trial courts as organizations3683488UNINA