ISBN: 9780801885686 - in pursuit of performance: management systems in state and local government (johns hopkins studies in governance and public management) (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: New. pp. 272.

Zustand: New. In Pursuit of Performance is an invaluable tool for government leaders and the scholars who study them.&Uumlber den AutorPatricia W. Ingraham is Founding Dean at the College of Community and Public Affairs, Binghamton Univ.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Based on five years of extensive research by the Government Performance Project, this volume offers a comprehensive analysis of how government managers and elected officials use management and management systems to improve performance. Drawing on data from across the nation, it examines the performance of state, county, and city governments between 1997 and 2002 within the framework of basic management systems: financial information, human resources, capital and infrastructure, and results evaluation. Key issues addressed: - How governments strategically select elements of management to emphasize the role of leadership- How those governments that aim to improve performance differ from those that do not - What 'effective management' looks likeThrough this careful, in-depth investigation, the contributors conclude that the most effective governments are not those with the most resources, but those that use the resources available to them most carefully and strategically. In Pursuit of Performance is an invaluable tool for government leaders and the scholars who study them.…