LEADER 05380nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910815636103321 005 20230721031323.0 010 $a1-281-91185-2 010 $a9786611911850 010 $a981-277-191-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000413533 035 $a(EBL)1193413 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000294413 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12072389 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000294413 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10311945 035 $a(PQKB)10003240 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1193413 035 $a(WSP)00006458 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1193413 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10699069 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL191185 035 $a(OCoLC)826660240 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000413533 100 $a20070330d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDynamic governance $eembedding culture, capabilities and change in Singapore /$fBoon Siong Neo, Geraldine Chen 210 $aRiver Edge, N.J. $cWorld Scientific$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (528 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a981-270-694-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aForeword; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; List of Cases; 1 Framework for Dynamic Governance: Institutionalizing Culture, Capabilities and Change; 1.1 Need for Dynamism in Government; 1.2 Concept and Importance of Dynamic Governance2; 1.3 Study of Public Sector Governance in Singapore; 1.4 Framework for Dynamic Governance: Culture +Capabilities Change; 1.4.1 The Elements of Dynamic Governance; 1.4.2 The Systemic Interactions of a Dynamic Governance System; 1.4.3 How Systemic Interactions Affect Change: The Example of Education Policy 327 $a1.5 Culture as a Foundation for Dynamic Governance1.6 Dynamic Governance Capabilities: Thinking Ahead, Thinking Again, Thinking Across; 1.6.1 Thinking Ahead; 1.6.2 Thinking Again; 1.6.3 Thinking Across; 1.6.4 Example of How the Three Capabilities Work Interactively; 1.7 Synopsis of the Rest of the Chapters in the Book; 2 Conceptual Foundations: Governance, Institutions and Capabilities; 2.1 Governance and Governments; 2.2 Institutions; 2.3 Dynamic Governance and Institutional Culture; 2.4 Organizational Capabilities: Knowledge and Skills to Perform Activities to Achieve Intended Results 327 $a2.4.1 Routines: Standard Processes for Operational Activities2.4.2 Resources: Tangible and Intangible Assets for Executing Strategies; 2.4.3 Dynamic Capabilities: Capacity to Change Routines and Resources; 2.4.4 Routines, Resources and Resilience: An Integrated Framework of Organizational Capabilities; 2.4.5 Creating and Sustaining Dynamic Capabilities; 3 Context for Development: Establishing Imperatives for Governance; 3.1 Context and Constraints that De.ned Governance in Singapore: 1965-1985; 3.1.1 Building the Economy; 3.1.2 Managing Population Growth and the Labor Market 327 $a3.1.3 Building the Physical Infrastructure3.1.4 Building the Social Infrastructure; 3.1.5 Building up Security and Defense Capability; 3.2 Impact on the Development of Public Sector Governance; 3.3 Reinventing Singapore: 1986-2006; 3.3.1 Changes in Economic Context: 1986-1997; 3.3.2 Changes in Economic Context: 1997-2006; 3.3.3 Changes in Social and Political Contexts; 3.3.4 Changes in Security Context; 3.4 The Post 1986 Period: Challenges for the Public Sector; 3.5 Perception of Position: Impact of History and Geography; 3.6 Purpose: Philosophy and Imperatives of Governance 327 $a4 Cultural Foundations: Inculcating Principles of Governance4.1 Understanding Culture; 4.2 Values and Beliefs that Shaped a Nation; 4.2.1 Honesty and Integrity; 4.2.2 People as the Key Resource: Reward Hard Work and Performance; 4.2.3 Results Orientation, not Ideology; 4.2.4 Self Reliance; 4.2.5 Domestic Stability: Balancing Interests in a Multi-Racial Society; 4.3 Principles: De.ning and Establishing Good Governance; 4.3.1 Establishing and Reinforcing the Principle of Incorruptibility; 4.3.2 Establishing a Culture of Meritocracy; 4.3.3 Rationality, Pragmatism and A Strong Results Orientation 327 $a4.3.4 Applying the Discipline of Economic Incentives and Markets 330 $aIn a world of uncertainty and change, current achievements are no guarantee for future survival. Even if the initial chosen set of principles, policies and practices are good, static efficiency and governance would eventually lead to stagnation and decay. No amount of careful planning can assure a government of continual relevance and effectiveness if there is no capacity for learning, innovation and change in the face of ever new challenges in a volatile and unpredictable global environment.This book provides an in-depth look at dynamic governance, the key to success in a world of rapid, incr 606 $aPublic administration$zSingapore 606 $aPolitical culture$zSingapore 615 0$aPublic administration 615 0$aPolitical culture 676 $a351.5957 700 $aNeo$b Boon Siong$01701512 701 $aChen$b Geraldine$01701513 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815636103321 996 $aDynamic governance$94085287 997 $aUNINA