Advancing public management :  new developments in theory, methods, and practice / 
editado por Jeffrey L. Brudney, Laurence J. O'Toole, Jr. e Hal G. Rainey. -- 
 - Washington :  Georgetown University ,  2000. 
 - 304 p. :  il. 
<br/><br/>  - 1. Introduction: public management in an era of complexity and challenge - Jeffrey L. Brudney, Laurence J. O'Toole, Jr. and Hal G. Rainey.  Part I - A symposium: in government, does management matter?  - 2. Different public managements? Implications of structural context in hierarchies and networks - Laurence J. Otoole, Jr.  - 3. Is silly putty manageable? Looking for the links between culture, management, and context - Anne M. Khademian.  - 4. Public Management, administrative leadership, and policy choice - Thomas H. Hammond and Jack H. Knott.   Part II - Methodological frontiers in understanding public management.  - 5. Optimal performance versus Risk aversion: an application of substantively weighted analytical techniques - Kenneth J. Meier, Jeff Gill and George Waller.  - 6. The art of partnering across sectors: the influence of centrality strategies of state R&D projects - Gordon Kingsley and Julia Melkers.  - 7. Stories from the front lines of public management: street-level workers as responsible actors - Steven Maynard-Moody and Suzanne Leland.   Part III - Reform, Reinvention, Innovation, and change.  - 8. Making sense of change - Eugene B. McGregor, Jr.  - 9. Local Heroes? Reinvention labs in the departament of defense - Mark T. Green, Lawrence R. Jones and Fred Thompson.  - 10. Reforming state social services through contracting: linking implentation and organizational culture - Barbara S. Romzek and Jocelyn M. Johnston.  - 11. Quasi Markets and strategic change in public organizations - James R. Thompson.   Part IV - Models and frameworks: new approches to public sector management  - 12. Organizational configurations: four approaches to public sector management - Nancy C. Roberts.  - 13. Dissecting the black box: Toward a model and measuers of government management performance - Patricia W. Ingraham and Amy E. Kneedler. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>087840760X 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Liderança<br/>Gerente<br/>Alta Administração Pública <br/> Setor Público<br/>Parceria <br/>Inovação<br/>Estudo de Caso<br/>Comportamento Organizacional<br/>Reforma Administrativa