Local Government Management

Erscheinungsjahr 1998
ISBN: 978-0-335-19893-1
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Publishing Company

Buch, Englisch, 0 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 286 g

Local government in Britain is undergoing fundamental transformation. This book explores the impact of these changes upon the attitudes, behaviour and job satisfaction of the managers most affected by them. On the basis of a detailed review of recent research findings and theoretical debates, it outlines the major changes affecting local government organizations and the duties and responsibilities of those working within them. This provides the context for a detailed empirical case study which explores the extent to which a rhetoric of 'new managerialism' is supported by a reality of change.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Keen

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Öffentlicher Dienst, Öffentlicher Sektor
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Kommunal-, Regional-, und Landesverwaltung
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht Verwaltungspraxis Public Management

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The 'new' managerialism in local government
Analysing organizations
theoretical perspectives on the 'new managerialism'
Changing managerial roles in local government
the new prescriptions
A study of change
Barset County Council
Changing leadership and managerial roles
New patterns of decision-making
Managers' motivation and morale
The 'new managerialism' and the future of local government
References
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Linda Keen is Lecturer in Management at the University of Kent at Canterbury. She has published widely on changes in local government with articles in Public Money and Management, Local Government Studies, and other public sector journals, and has worked in local government as both an officer and an elected member.

Richard Scase is Professor of Sociology and Organizational Behaviour at the University of Kent at Canterbury. He is the author or co-author of several books including most recently Corporate Realities (1995) and Higher Education and Corporate Realities (1994). He has published widely in academic journals on issues of change in private and public sector organizations.