Constructing the Craft of Public Administration : Perspectives from Australia |
Autore | Shearer Christine |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2022 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (328 pages) |
Disciplina | 351.41 |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
9783030818968
9783030818951 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Foreword -- Reference -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Public Administration and the Reform Agenda -- 1.1 Why Does Public Administration Matter? -- 1.2 The Influence of Economic Rationalism -- 1.3 Methodology -- 1.3.1 Use of Qualitative Interviews -- 1.3.2 Research Questions -- 1.3.3 Research Design Framework -- 1.3.4 Selecting Participants -- 1.3.5 Gaining Access and Rapport Building -- 1.3.6 Data Collection and Analysis -- 1.4 Departmental Secretary Demographics -- 1.5 Outline of Book -- References -- Chapter 2: Contemporary Management Ideas and Public Sector Reforms Across Westminster Polities -- 2.1 United Kingdom (UK) -- 2.1.1 Policies, Processes and Practices of Public Sector Reform -- 2.1.2 Outcomes of Public Sector Reform -- 2.1.3 Implications for the Craft of Public Administration -- 2.2 Canada -- 2.2.1 Policies, Processes and Practices of Public Sector Reform -- 2.2.2 Outcomes of Public Sector Reform -- 2.2.3 Implications for the Craft of Public Administration -- 2.3 New Zealand (NZ) -- 2.3.1 Policies, Processes and Practices of Public Sector Reform -- 2.3.2 Outcomes of Public Sector Reform -- 2.3.3 Implications for the Craft of Public Administration -- 2.4 Australia -- 2.4.1 Policies, Processes and Practices of Public Sector Reform -- 2.4.2 Outcomes of Public Sector Reform -- 2.4.3 Implications for the Craft of Public Administration -- References -- Part II: The Macro Level: Policy Contexts and Environments -- Chapter 3: The Environments in Which Departmental Secretaries Construct the Craft of Public Administration -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Constitutional, Legislative and Regulatory Environment -- 3.3 The Financial Environment -- 3.4 The Media Environment -- 3.5 The Political Environment -- References.
Chapter 4: The Impact of Contemporary Management Ideas: Their Influence on Public Administration -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Contemporary Management Ideas -- 4.2.1 Fads and Fashions -- 4.2.2 Exposure to Local and Globalising Webs -- 4.3 Legitimacy and Acceptance of Contemporary Management Ideas -- 4.3.1 Role of Government and the Four Central Agencies -- 4.3.2 Role of the Public Sector Workforce -- 4.4 Adoption of Contemporary Management Ideas -- 4.4.1 Tailoring, Translation and Transformation -- 4.4.2 Equilibrium and Incremental Change -- 4.5 Comparative Perspective -- 4.5.1 Introduction -- 4.5.2 Role of Imitation/Copying and Diffusion of Contemporary Management Ideas -- 4.5.3 The Translation and Transformation of Contemporary Management Ideas as They Travel -- 4.5.4 Implications of Translation for the Craft of Public Administration -- References -- Part III: Exploring the Everyday Work Life of the Most Senior Public Servants -- Chapter 5: Departmental Secretaries: The Public Actors Who Construct the Craft of Public Administration -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Recruitment of Departmental Secretaries: Public Service Archetypes -- 5.3 Appointment by Ministers -- 5.4 Technical-Professional Knowledge: Professionalisation -- 5.4.1 Technical Expertise and Professional Knowledge -- 5.4.2 Experience Gained from Practice: Learning on the Job -- 5.5 Departmental Secretaries and Cultural Tribalism -- 5.6 Public Service Ethos: Ethics -- References -- Chapter 6: Roles, Responsibilities and Boundary Riding -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Rational-Instrumental Activities -- 6.2.1 Transformational or Transactional Leadership -- 6.2.2 Assurance Via Governance -- 6.2.3 Subordination of Administration -- 6.3 Political-Interpretive Activities -- 6.3.1 Trojan Horse of Stewardship -- 6.3.2 Stakeholder Management: Concurrence or Conflict? -- 6.3.3 Contestability of Policy. 6.4 Constituting the Spectrum -- References -- Part IV: Discussion, Implications and Conclusions -- Chapter 7: Discussion, Conceptual Model, Contributions and Implications -- 7.1 Discussion -- 7.1.1 Public Actors -- 7.1.2 Prescribed Environments -- 7.1.3 Duality of Roles/Responsibilities -- 7.1.4 Disposition to Reforms/Contemporary Management Ideas -- 7.2 Conceptual Model of the Craft of Public Administration -- 7.2.1 Primary Factors -- 7.2.2 Influencing Factors and Mediating Processes -- 7.2.3 Impacts -- 7.2.4 Competing Logics -- 7.3 Contributions to Theory and Practice -- 7.3.1 Contribution to Public Administration Theory -- 7.3.2 Contribution to New Institutional Theory -- 7.3.3 Implications for Practice: Reform -- 7.3.4 Implications for Practice: Contemporary Management Ideas -- References -- Chapter 8: Conclusions -- References -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910508447403321 |
Shearer Christine | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2022 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Decentralizing The Civil Service [[electronic resource] ] : From Unitary State to Differentiated Polity in the United Kingdom |
Autore | Rhodes R.A.W |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Maidenhead, : McGraw-Hill Education, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (202 p.) |
Disciplina | 351.41 |
Soggetto topico |
Civil service
Civil service - Great Britain |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-94774-8
9786610947744 0-335-22756-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover page; Halftitle; Series title; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of fig.&tables; Preface and acknowledgements; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Useful websites; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457453403321 |
Rhodes R.A.W | ||
Maidenhead, : McGraw-Hill Education, 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Everyday life in British government [[electronic resource] /] / R.A.W. Rhodes |
Autore | Rhodes R. A. W |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 349 p.) |
Disciplina | 351.41 |
Soggetto topico |
Legislators - Politics and Government - Great Britain
Cabinet officers - Great Britain Legislators - Great Britain Government - Non-U.S Law, Politics & Government Government - Europe |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-19-161907-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | List of Table and Figures; Glossary; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1. Observing Government Elites; PART I: THE SETTING; 2. The Governmental Setting; 3. The Departmental Setting; PART II: THE ACTORS; 4. The Minister; 5. The Permanent Secretary; PART III: SCENES; 6. The Departmental Court; 7. Protocols, Rituals and Languages; 8. Networks and Governance; 9. The Resignation; 10. Willed Ordinariness, Being There, and Myths; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457560203321 |
Rhodes R. A. W | ||
Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Everyday life in British government [[electronic resource] /] / R.A.W. Rhodes |
Autore | Rhodes R. A. W |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 349 p.) |
Disciplina | 351.41 |
Soggetto topico |
Legislators - Politics and Government - Great Britain
Cabinet officers - Great Britain Legislators - Great Britain Government - Non-U.S Law, Politics & Government Government - Europe |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-19-161907-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | List of Table and Figures; Glossary; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1. Observing Government Elites; PART I: THE SETTING; 2. The Governmental Setting; 3. The Departmental Setting; PART II: THE ACTORS; 4. The Minister; 5. The Permanent Secretary; PART III: SCENES; 6. The Departmental Court; 7. Protocols, Rituals and Languages; 8. Networks and Governance; 9. The Resignation; 10. Willed Ordinariness, Being There, and Myths; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781635203321 |
Rhodes R. A. W | ||
Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Everyday life in British government / / R.A.W. Rhodes |
Autore | Rhodes R. A. W |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 349 p.) |
Disciplina | 351.41 |
Soggetto topico |
Legislators - Politics and Government - Great Britain
Cabinet officers - Great Britain Legislators - Great Britain Government - Non-U.S Law, Politics & Government Government - Europe |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-19-161907-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | List of Table and Figures; Glossary; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1. Observing Government Elites; PART I: THE SETTING; 2. The Governmental Setting; 3. The Departmental Setting; PART II: THE ACTORS; 4. The Minister; 5. The Permanent Secretary; PART III: SCENES; 6. The Departmental Court; 7. Protocols, Rituals and Languages; 8. Networks and Governance; 9. The Resignation; 10. Willed Ordinariness, Being There, and Myths; Bibliography; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910811016603321 |
Rhodes R. A. W | ||
Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Governing fables [[electronic resource] ] : learning from public sector narratives / / Sandford Borins |
Autore | Borins Sandford F. <1949-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Charlotte, N.C., : Information Age Pub., c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (306 p.) |
Disciplina | 351.41 |
Collana | Research in public management |
Soggetto topico |
Narrative inquiry (Research method)
Public administration - United States Public administration - Great Britain Organizational change - United States Organizational change - Great Britain |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-61735-492-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ""Cover""; ""Hlf-Title""; ""Research in Public Management""; ""Title""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Chapter 1: Narrative as Object and Method of Study""; ""Chapter 2: Frontline Innovators""; ""Chapter 3: The Ugly Business""; ""Chapter 4: Churchill, Appeasement, Victory""; ""Chapter 5: Cynicism, Idealism, Compromise""; ""Chapter 6: Kennedy, Cuba, History""; ""Chapter 7: Matters of Life and Death""; ""Chapter 8: Conclusion""; ""References""; ""About the Author""; ""Index"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457284503321 |
Borins Sandford F. <1949-> | ||
Charlotte, N.C., : Information Age Pub., c2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Governing fables [[electronic resource] ] : learning from public sector narratives / / Sandford Borins |
Autore | Borins Sandford F. <1949-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Charlotte, N.C., : Information Age Pub., c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (306 p.) |
Disciplina | 351.41 |
Collana | Research in public management |
Soggetto topico |
Narrative inquiry (Research method)
Public administration - United States Public administration - Great Britain Organizational change - United States Organizational change - Great Britain |
ISBN | 1-61735-492-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ""Cover""; ""Hlf-Title""; ""Research in Public Management""; ""Title""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Chapter 1: Narrative as Object and Method of Study""; ""Chapter 2: Frontline Innovators""; ""Chapter 3: The Ugly Business""; ""Chapter 4: Churchill, Appeasement, Victory""; ""Chapter 5: Cynicism, Idealism, Compromise""; ""Chapter 6: Kennedy, Cuba, History""; ""Chapter 7: Matters of Life and Death""; ""Chapter 8: Conclusion""; ""References""; ""About the Author""; ""Index"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781977903321 |
Borins Sandford F. <1949-> | ||
Charlotte, N.C., : Information Age Pub., c2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Governing fables : learning from public sector narratives / / Sandford Borins |
Autore | Borins Sandford F. <1949-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Charlotte, N.C., : Information Age Pub., c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (306 p.) |
Disciplina | 351.41 |
Collana | Research in public management |
Soggetto topico |
Narrative inquiry (Research method)
Public administration - United States Public administration - Great Britain Organizational change - United States Organizational change - Great Britain |
ISBN | 1-61735-492-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ""Cover""; ""Hlf-Title""; ""Research in Public Management""; ""Title""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Chapter 1: Narrative as Object and Method of Study""; ""Chapter 2: Frontline Innovators""; ""Chapter 3: The Ugly Business""; ""Chapter 4: Churchill, Appeasement, Victory""; ""Chapter 5: Cynicism, Idealism, Compromise""; ""Chapter 6: Kennedy, Cuba, History""; ""Chapter 7: Matters of Life and Death""; ""Chapter 8: Conclusion""; ""References""; ""About the Author""; ""Index"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819326203321 |
Borins Sandford F. <1949-> | ||
Charlotte, N.C., : Information Age Pub., c2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Il governo legislatore : esecutivo ed attivita normativa in Gran Bretagna e negli Stati Uniti / Giulia Caravale |
Autore | Caravale, Giulia |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milano : Giuffre, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | X, 298 p. ; 24 cm |
Disciplina |
342.41066
351.41 |
Collana | Pubblicazioni del Dipartimento di teoria dello Stato dell'Università degli studi di Roma La Sapienza. Biblioteca di storia costituzionale e diritto costituzionale comparato Costantino Mortati |
ISBN | 88-141-0862-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
Record Nr. | UNINA-990008040060403321 |
Caravale, Giulia | ||
Milano : Giuffre, 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Public value management, governance and reform in Britain / / John Connolly and Arno van der Zwet (editors) |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXVII, 294 p. 7 illus., 3 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 351.41 |
Collana | International Series on Public Policy |
Soggetto topico |
Political science
Political planning |
ISBN | 3-030-55586-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction -- 2. Public Value in Britain: A 'Post-New Public Management' Environment? -- 3. Public Sector Reform in the UK: Key Developments, Debates and Political Responses in Challenging Times -- 4. Modes of State Governance, Populist Pressures and Public Sector Reform -- 5. Evidence Based Policy and Public Value Management: Mutually-Supporting Paradigms? -- 6. Public Service Innovation: Challenging and Possibilities for Innovation Adoption -- 7. Public Value Leadership in the Context of Outcomes, Impact and Reform -- 8. Accountability and Networks: Mind the Gap -- 9. Public Value Management in Brexit Britain -- 10. Public Value Management: A Paradigm. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910483498203321 |
Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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