Handbook of theories of public administration and management. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Thomas A. Bryer.
• Editors: Bryer, Thomas A, 1978-
• Contents: Contents: Introduction to the Handbook of Theories of Public Administration and Management 1 Thomas Andrew Bryer PART I THEORIES ON THE ROLE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 1 Public administration and politics: the art of separation 7 Patrick Overeem 2 Public administration and citizen participation: from isolation to activism to skepticism 19 Thomas Andrew Bryer and Nina Alvandipour 3 Public administration ethics: looking back and moving forward 30 So Hee Jeon 4 Social equity and public administration 43 Susan Gooden and Anthony Starke 5 Social justice theory in public administration: a review of critical perspectives in public administration 54 Kareem Willis and Tia Sherèe Gaynor PART II THEORIES ON THE FUNCTION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 6 Performance: making sense of forests and trees 67 Kathryn Newcomer and Clint Brass 7 Collaborative governance: processes, benefits and outcomes 80 Sofia Prysmakova-Rivera and Olga Pysmenna 8 Public sector branding: understanding and applying the concept 98 Staci M. Zavattaro and M. Blair Thomas 9 Digital government: analytical models, underlying theories, and emergent theoretical perspective 105 Qianli Yuan, Mila Gasco-Hernandez and J. Ramon Gil-García 10 Understanding administrative law: an essential skillset for public sector management 124 Stephanie P. Newbold 11 Municipal management: seeking a theoretical perspective on form of government and performance 137 Kimberly Nelson PART III THEORIES ON THE PEOPLE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 12 Public service lala-land: public service motivation research and its researchers 152 Palina Prysmakova 13 Personnel management: improving employee and organizational performance 168 Mauricio Astudillo-Rodas and Norma M. Riccucci 14 Religiosity: emphasizing public service 180 Daniel Hummel 15 Leadership: the demise and rebirth of charisma in public administration and management research 189 Ulrich Thy Jensen 16 Diversity: what it is and what it isn't 198 Brandi Blessett 17 Gender: expanding theory in public administration and policy 207 Nicole M. Elias and Maria J. D'Agostino PART IV THEORIES ON THE ORGANIZATION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 18 Evolution and change in public organizations: efficiency, legitimacy and the resilience of core organizational elements 221 Jesse W. Campbell 19 Strategic management: public sector view 234 Jan-Erik Johanson 20 Inter-organizational relations: citizen-centered resource integration in times of complexity 252 Erik Eriksson and Andreas Hellström PART V INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT 21 Chile: public administration after the New Public Management 264 Cristian Pliscoff 22 Lithuania: public administration reforms during 2008–20 275 Vitalis Nakrošis 23 Chinese public administration research in mainstream PA journals: a systematic review (2002–20) 286 Hui Li and Jiasheng Zhang 24 United Kingdom: the rise and fall and rise of contemporary public administration 299 John Diamond 25 Decentralisation in Pakistan and India: a comparative review and policy implications 308 Aamer Taj and Muhammad Nouman 26 Russia: transformation of public administration in the context of digitalization 322 Nina Symanuk Index.
• Publisher Details: Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 351.01; Public administration -- Philosophy
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781789908251
• Related ISBNs: 9781789908244
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