We review the literature on people management and performance in organizations across a
range of disciplines, identifying aspects of management where there is clear evidence about …

The New Public Service: Serving, not Steering provides a framework for the many voices
calling for the reaffirmation of democratic values, citizenship, and service in the public …

" Evidently, the time has come to describe and assess the shift and its effects on policies per
se. And this book does so brilliantly. It takes stock of the relevant literature and also identifies …

Local governments do not stand alone— they find themselves in new relationships not only
with state and federal government, but often with a widening spectrum of other public and …

Managing complex networks: Strategies for the public sector Managing Complex Networks
Strategies for the Public Sector edited by Walter JM Kickert, Erik-Hans Klijn and Joop FM …

As public and private sector organizations work more frequently in partnership, managing
uncertainties, problems and controversies becomes increasingly difficult. Despite …

In the last decade, many authors have observed shifts from government to governance in the
environmental policy domain. However, a clear conceptual framework to differentiate …

The only book to focus on implementing public policy, this state-of-the-art text offers a
comprehensive and lively account of the major insights found in implementation theory and …

When it was first published in 1992, the first edition of Leadership for the Common Good
presented a revolutionary approach to community and organizational leadership in a shared …

While policy implementation no longer frames the core question of public management and
public policy, some scholars have debated appropriate steps for revitalization. And the …