LEADER 02773nam 2200613 a 450 001 9910781835803321 005 20230721032136.0 010 $a1-281-24304-3 010 $a9786611243043 010 $a1-59213-632-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000485684 035 $a(EBL)334641 035 $a(OCoLC)476144273 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000262226 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11220985 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000262226 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10270798 035 $a(PQKB)10588527 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC334641 035 $a(OCoLC)220147194 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse15644 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL334641 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10216887 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL124304 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000485684 100 $a20061109d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aTrial courts as organizations$b[electronic resource] /$fBrian J. Ostrom ... [et al.] 210 $aPhiladelphia $cTemple University Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (205 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59213-630-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [185]-190) and index. 327 $aContents; 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; Index 330 $aCourt 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 i 606 $aCourts$zUnited States 606 $aJustice, Administration of$zUnited States 606 $aJudicial process$zUnited States 615 0$aCourts 615 0$aJustice, Administration of 615 0$aJudicial process 676 $a347.73/1 701 $aOstrom$b Brian J.$f1956-$01471258 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781835803321 996 $aTrial courts as organizations$93683488 997 $aUNINA