The Effective Public Manager: Achieving Success in a Changing Government (The Jossey-Bass Nonprofit and Public Management Series)

The Crisis In Public Management -- Defining Effective Public Management -- How To Find And Keep Good People -- Developing Effective Working Relationships -- Structuring Systems, Tasks, And Responsibilities -- Understanding And Applying Innovation Strategies In The Public Sector -- The Art And Craft Of Contracting -- Gathering, Organizing, And Using Information -- Mastering The Budgetary Process -- Shaping Organizational Goals And Strategies -- Dealing With The Media, Legislative Bodies, And Interest Groups -- Surviving And Thriving In Public Service. Steven Cohen, William Eimicke. Rev. Ed. Of: The New Effective Public Manager. C1995. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 287-298) And Index. The Effective Public Manager, Third Edition......Page 5 Contents......Page 9 Preface......Page 11 The Authors......Page 23 1. The Crisis in Public Management......Page 27 2. Defining Effective Public Management......Page 39 3. How to Find and Keep Good People......Page 65 4. Developing Effective Working Relationships......Page 103 5. Structuring Systems, Tasks, and Responsibilities......Page 117 6. Understanding and Applying Innovation Strategies in the Public Sector......Page 145 7. The Art and Craft of Contracting......Page 169 8. Gathering, Organizing, and Using Information......Page 183 9. Mastering the Budgetary Process......Page 213 10. Shaping Organizational Goals and Strategies......Page 235 11. Dealing with the Media, Legislative Bodies, and Interest Groups......Page 263 12. Surviving and Thriving in Public Service......Page 293 References......Page 313 Additional Resources......Page 323 Index......Page 325

Since it was first published more than a decade ago, The Effective Public Manager has become the standard manual for public administrators and students. This practical provides core concepts to help real-world managers and mangers-to-be meet the demands of their jobs head on rather than work around the constraints of government and gives them the tools to shape events rather than be shaped by them. This thoroughly revised third edition

• Presents an updated and detailed examination of management innovation
• Examines the centrality of government in an era of global communication and transportation, economic interdependence, and the threat of global terrorism
• Contains information on the opportunities and challenges of managing public policy from and with private and nonprofit organizations

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