Cultural aspects of public management reform /

An exploration of civic cultural influences on public management and its reform.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Schedler, Kuno, Proeller, Isabella
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; London : Elsevier JAI, 2007.
Colección:Research in public policy analysis and management ; v. 16.
Temas:
Public administration > Social aspects.
Administration publique (Science) > Aspect social.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Executive Branch.
Public administration > Social aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • List of Contributors
  • Part I: Defining Culture
  • Chapter 1. Public Management as a Cultural Phenomenon. Revitalizing Societal Culture in International Public Management Research
  • Introduction
  • The Meanings of Culture
  • Theoretical Approaches in Overview
  • How to think About Culture
  • The Explicit use of Societal Culture in Public Management Research
  • Implications for Future Research
  • Acknowledgment
  • References
  • Chapter 2. Cultural Characteristics from Public Management Reforms Worldwide
  • 1. Definitions of Culture
  • 2. Study of Culture to Understand Public Management and its Reform
  • 3. Culture, Time, and Public Management Reform
  • 4. Culture, Place, and Public Management Reforms: Western and Non-Western Approaches
  • 5. Culture, Structure, and Public Management Reforms: Nation-State Culture and Policy Field Culture
  • 6. Culture, Professionals, and Public Management Reforms
  • 7. Culture, Organizations, and Public Management Reforms
  • 8. Remaining Discussions
  • References
  • Chapter 3. The Poetics of Management, and the Politics of Organizational Cultures. A Sociological view on NPM-Reforms in Switzerland
  • Introduction
  • The Poetics of Management
  • The Politics of Organizational Culture
  • Conclusions
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 4. Reforms of Central Government Coordination in OECD-Countries: Culture as Counterforce for Cross-National Unifying Processes?
  • Introduction
  • Analytical Framework
  • Coordination Tendencies for the UK, New Zealand, Sweden, and France
  • Cultural Features for the UK, New Zealand, Sweden, and France
  • Coordination and Culture: Indications for an Empirical Link?
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Annex 1. Analytical Framework
  • Annex 2. Coordination Instruments
  • Annex 3A. Cultural Dimensions
  • Hofstede (2001, PP. XIX-XX)
  • Annex 3B. Cultural Dimensions
  • House Et Al. (2004, PP. 11-13)
  • Part II: Artefacts of Culture
  • Chapter 5. Public Managers' Religiosity: Impacts on Work Attitudes and Perceptions of Co-Workers
  • Introduction
  • Religion in the U.S.
  • Religion and Managerial Behavior: Theoretical Background
  • Hypotheses
  • A Model of Public Managers' Religiosity and Work Attitudes
  • Data and Variables
  • Results
  • Discussion
  • Conclusions
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Appendix. The NASP-III Study Approach
  • Chapter 6. Public Administration Modernization: Common Reform Trends or Different Paths and National Understandings in the EU Countries
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Empirical Design
  • 3. Different National Priorities of Public Administration Modernization
  • 4. Centralized and Decentralized Decision Making in Human Resource Management
  • 5. Decentralization and Accountability
  • 6. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Appendix. Closed Questions on HR Decentralization
  • Chapter 7. Determinants of Confidence in the Civil Service: An International Comparison
  • Introduction
  • Bureaucratic Encounters and Attitudes Toward the Public Sector
  • Is Public Sect.

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