Since it was first published more than twenty years ago, The Effective Public Manager has become the classic resource for public administrators and students. The fourth edition of groundbreaking work synthesizes the current thinking in the field and presents practical lessons and tools in a highly accessible format. Focused on helping real-world managers and managers-to-be meet the demands of their jobs head-on rather than working around the constraints of government, this book offers a fresh approach to implementing effective management tools in a dynamic political, organizational, economic, and technological context.

The Effective Public Manager: Achieving Success in a Changing Government

Business & Money

Heikkila, Tanya

COHEN, Steven

Eimicke, William

Education & Reference

Jossey-Bass Inc Pub

This updated and expanded edition shows managers how to meet the new challenges of public management head-on rather than simply working around the constraints of government. New information includes the response to the crisis in management as reflected in ideas and recommAndations generated from the Volcker, Winter, and Gore commission reports; the effectiveness of the reinvention and reengineering movements in public management; applying hands-on, real-world tested total quality management techniques to the public sector; and much more. Will benefit both public management practitioners and students of public administration and management.

The New Effective Public Manager: Achieving Success in a Changing Government (Jossey Bass Public Administration Series)

Management & Leadership

Jossey-Bass

While many books hype the latest fad, here at last (!) is a?realist's' toolbox designed for public administrators who need toknow the costs as well as the benefits of managerial theories andtechnologies. -- Mel Dubnick, Department of Public Administration at RutgersUniversity and former Managing Editor of the Public AdministrationReview Today's public administrators must be more than the effectivemanagers of their agencies' internal operations. In order to managea complex set of interorganizational relationships spanninggovernments, nonprofit organizations and private firms in a complexglobal economy, they and their organizations must be capable ofgreat agility and change. Effectiveness is a necessary but notsufficient condition for success: Today's public managers mustreach beyond competence to be creative innovators and agents ofchange. This book introduces public sector professionals to a set ofinnovation tools: Strategic Planning, Reengineering, Total QualityManagement, Benchmarking, Performance Measurement and Management,Team Management, Privatization. It shows how to understand them,use them and integrate them into any organization, and how theywill take public managers beyond competence to be creativeinnovators. The creative public manager must continually look for new tools andnew approaches. Tools for Innovators will help in this search, andin meeting and surmounting the challenges of a changing publicsector.

Tools for Innovators: Creative Strategies for Strengthening Public Sector Organizations

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

The Effective Public Manager 
Thoroughly revised and updated, the fifth edition of The Effective Public Manager offers public administrators and students a classic resource and a highly-accessible guide to the fundamentals of leading and managing public organizations. In this new edition the authors cover the key areas of the field and present in-depth analysis through the strategic use of fresh case studies and real-world examples. The book is designed to give real-world managers and aspiring managers the information and tools needed to meet the demands of their jobs directly rather than working around the constraints of government. The Effective Public Manager offers a proven approach to implementing efficient management tools in a dynamic political, organizational, economic, and technological context. 
New to this edition 
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<li>Information on the transformation of media, both traditional and social</li> <li>An analysis of the changing nature of work and privatization trends</li> <li>An examination of national security and the current thinking regarding accountability, transparency, and crisis communication</li> <li>An online instructor's guide, which includes discussion questions and updated PowerPoint slides</li> </ul>

The Effective Public Manager: Achieving Success in Government Organizations

A complete guide to sustainability policy at the federal, state, and local levels Sustainability Policy: Hastening the Transition to a Cleaner Economy is a fundamental guide for public sector professionals new to sustainability policy development, implementation, strategy, and practice. Featuring detailed cases highlighting innovative sustainability initiatives, this book explores the elements that constitute effective policy, and the factors that can help or hinder implementation and adoption. Readers gain insight into policies in effect at the federal, state, and local levels, in the areas of water, energy, material use, and waste management, and the reasons why local policies are often the most innovative and successful. Discussion surrounding monitoring and measurement addresses the lack of standardization, as well as the government's critical role in leading the field toward generally accepted sustainability metrics, while outlining the reasons why certain policies are more feasible than others. This book is an introductory resource, written in non-technical language, and organized in a coherent manner that establishes foundational knowledge before introducing more complex issues. Even readers with little background in sustainability will gain insight into the current state of the field and the issues at hand. <ul>
<li>Understand sustainability in public and private enterprises, including the role of government and public policy</li> <li>Learn the current standing federal, state, and local policies surrounding sustainability</li> <li>Discover what makes an effective sustainability policy, including measurement and evaluation metrics</li> <li>Explore the politics and future of sustainability, and the barriers to change</li> </ul>
Sustainability is a hot topic in both the public and private sector, with vocal advocates on both sides of every issue, so developing effective policy is crucial. For public sector professionals entering the sustainability field, Introduction to Sustainability Policy &amp; Management is a valuable resource.

Sustainability Policy: Hastening the Transition to a Cleaner Economy

Miller, Alison

Economics

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The Effective Public Manager: Achieving Success in a Changing Government

The New Effective Public Manager: Achieving Success in a Changing Government (Jossey Bass Public Administration Series)

Tools for Innovators: Creative Strategies for Strengthening Public Sector Organizations

The Effective Public Manager: Achieving Success in a Changing Government

The Effective Public Manager: Achieving Success in Government Organizations

Sustainability Policy: Hastening the Transition to a Cleaner Economy