Managing for Accountability
Kevin P. Kearns
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Description for Managing for Accountability
Hardcover. As public and nonprofit organizations collapse, the public demands to know who is accountable. This study offers managers in both sectors the strategic tools they need to tackle the isssue of accountability. Numerous examples of organizational success and failure are used in the discussion. Num Pages: 255 pages, Illustrations, forms. BIC Classification: KJC; KJG; KJU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 24. Weight in Grams: 588.
Managing for Accountability is an invaluable guide for organizations struggling with issues of accountability and for managers who want to maintain their outstanding record in serving the public trust. Shows how to take a proactive approach to accountability and offers a range of practical, proven strategic management approaches, advice on implementing strategic tools, illustrative examples, useful checklists, and diagnostic tools. Helps identify the strategic issues related to accountability and outlines effective tools and methods for implementing standards of responsibility and accountability.
Managing for Accountability is an invaluable guide for organizations struggling with issues of accountability and for managers who want to maintain their outstanding record in serving the public trust. Shows how to take a proactive approach to accountability and offers a range of practical, proven strategic management approaches, advice on implementing strategic tools, illustrative examples, useful checklists, and diagnostic tools. Helps identify the strategic issues related to accountability and outlines effective tools and methods for implementing standards of responsibility and accountability.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780787902285
SKU
V9780787902285
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
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99-50
About Kevin P. Kearns
KEVIN P. KEARNS is associate professor and associate dean of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Puttsburgh. He is also director of the certificate program in nonprofit management at that school.
Reviews for Managing for Accountability
"Managing for Accountability offers a practical and plausibleapproach to developing and maintaining meaningful accountability."(Terry L. Cooper, professor, School of Public Administration,University of Southern California) "I recommAnd this book to anyone involved or interested in becominginvolved in nonprofit or public service organizations andenvironments. It is subtle and clear, with strategic pointers onhow to mobilize in response to changing ... Read more