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Managing Chaos and Complexity in Government
L. Douglas Kiel
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Description for Managing Chaos and Complexity in Government
Hardcover. Num Pages: 246 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPH; JPQ; KJM; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 475.
To keep government operating smoothly, changes in public managementpolicy and strategy usually follow the old rule of change--that itmust evolve in a systematic and incremental fashion. But in today'sunpredictable world of shrinking budgets, demands for betterservice, and greater accountability, playing by the old rules justdoesn't make sense.
In this book, L. Douglas Kiel presents a framework that addressesthe new chaotic reality of public management and the need forresponsive change and innovation. By acknowledging the potentialfor positive change and renewal that can arise from uncertainty andinstability, Kiel offers managers a paradigm for transforminggovernment performance.
In ... Read more
To keep government operating smoothly, changes in public managementpolicy and strategy usually follow the old rule of change--that itmust evolve in a systematic and incremental fashion. But in today'sunpredictable world of shrinking budgets, demands for betterservice, and greater accountability, playing by the old rules justdoesn't make sense.
In this book, L. Douglas Kiel presents a framework that addressesthe new chaotic reality of public management and the need forresponsive change and innovation. By acknowledging the potentialfor positive change and renewal that can arise from uncertainty andinstability, Kiel offers managers a paradigm for transforminggovernment performance.
In ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
246
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780787900236
SKU
V9780787900236
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99-50
About L. Douglas Kiel
L. DOUGLAS KIEL is director of the Master of Public Affairs Program at the University of Texas at Dallas and is widely published in the field of public management. Kiel has served as a productivity consultant to a variety of government organizations where he specialized in integrating information systems and activity-based costing systems.
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