×


 x 

Shopping cart

Civil service & public sector

Results 41 - 60 of 74

Civil service & public sector

Paperback. For professionals in health, social care and children's services, an ability to negotiate successfully is vital. Keith Fletcher explains how to prepare for and deal with negotiation situations more confidently so that settlements can be reached which satisfy all parties. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JKSW; KJM; KJN; KNV; MBPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 10. Weight in Grams: 254.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853025495
ISBN
9781853025495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.13

Paperback. .
Publisher
Agenda Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781911116004
ISBN
9781911116004
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.32

Hardcover. Num Pages: 440 pages, 75 figures, 10 tables. BIC Classification: KCY; KNV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 203 x 19. .
Publisher
The MIT Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
second edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780262035941
ISBN
9780262035941
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.05
€ 82.79

Paperback. Series: Routledge Masters in Public Management. Num Pages: 286 pages, 8 black & white illustrations, 11 black & white tables, 8 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GPQD; JPP; KJC; KNV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 234 x 13. Weight in Grams: 432.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415739696
ISBN
9780415739696
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.97

Hardback. What does it take to build and sustain effective government institutions? What have we learnt about the attempts to design and redesign public sector institutions in different countries? What works and what doesn't, and why? This book intends to answer these questions and presents analytical tools essential in planning for institutional reform, Series: Research in Public Policy Analysis and Management. Num Pages: 300 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPP; JPQ; KNV. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 574.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Condition
New
SKU
V9781780528687
ISBN
9781780528687
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 155.31

Paperback. A summation of 15 years of research on what public-sector executives should do to improve the performance of public enterprises. Cases are used to illuminate their broader lessons for government managers. Num Pages: 416 pages, 5 line illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQ; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674175587
ISBN
9780674175587
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.21

hardcover. Despite the global mood for privatization in the last decades of the 20th century, dissatisfaction with failing public/private partnerships and calls for an active state in the face of increasing globalization has created a situation where the term "public administration" has gained new validity. Editor(s): Rutgers, Mark R. Series: Research in Public Administration S. Num Pages: 382 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 713.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United States
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780762309566
ISBN
9780762309566
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 186.15

hardcover. A new approach to understanding and improving performance and public value This book presents the Public Service Value Model-an innovative, rigorous approach to defining public outcomes and quantifying results-to help readers understand and improve public service delivery. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJC; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 161 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Wiley
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
KJH0000126
ISBN
9780471959458
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 5.12

Patronage systems in public service are reviled as undemocratic and corrupt. Yet patronage was the prevailing method of staffing government for centuries, and in some countries it still is. Grindle considers why patronage has been ubiquitous in history and explores the processes through which it is replaced by merit-based civil service systems. Num Pages: 336 pages, 2 charts, 1 graph, 8 tables. BIC Classification: JPH; JPL; KNV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 634.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674065703
ISBN
9780674065703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.00
€ 52.61

hardcover. Drawing on political and social philosophy, this title argues that there is a fundamental philosophical conflict over the role of reason in society between writers in public administration and the designers of the American Constitution. It provides fresh insights for those who are interested in the role of public administration in the US. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPH; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 368.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878405817
ISBN
9780878405817
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 213.22

Hardback. The absurdity of bureaucracy is a contemporary implementation study that unveil how organisational complexity and inefficacy is fed and sustained by employees well-meant attempts and almost primal instinct to compensate for malfunctioning bureaucratic systems by repairing them, short-cutting them, or surpassing them. Series Editor(s): Rhodes, Rod. Series: Political and Administrative Ethnography. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JHMC; JKSB; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781526101341
ISBN
9781526101341
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 158.10

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
7th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473925182
ISBN
9781473925182
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.54

Paperback. Traces the development of the public works, services and specialized law that was needed to maintain and run Ancient Rome. The book incorporates and develops previous historical and topographical research. Num Pages: 272 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; AMVD; HBJD; HBLA; KNV; RP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 214 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415106184
ISBN
9780415106184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.14

Paperback. This book provides the student with an introduction to financial management, especially of central and provincial government departments. The book is suited to both academics and practitioners. Num Pages: 392 pages, Figures and tables. BIC Classification: KFFD; KJMV1; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 169 x 21. Weight in Grams: 672.
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
SKU
KT00001819
ISBN
9780195718621
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 64.37

Paperback. .
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138959361
ISBN
9781138959361
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 68.63

Hardcover. How to apply for-profit marketing strategies to non-profit organizations Branding for the Public Sector presents powerful and effective branding strategies for the public sector illustrated through case studies and examples. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: KJS; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 231 x 20. Weight in Grams: 552.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781118756317
ISBN
9781118756317
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 26.69

Paperback. In this major work, Bourdieu examines the distinctive forms of power -- political, intellectual, bureaucratic and economic -- by means of which contemporary societies are governed. Num Pages: 502 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFS; JNA; JP; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 29. Weight in Grams: 702.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
502
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745620282
ISBN
9780745620282
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.37

Hardcover. Challenging some of the established practices of public policy and administration, which have been called into question by the financial and banking crises of 2008, this title investigates public sector management and the public managers acting in the interests of civil society to get to the heart of best practice. Editor(s): Diamond, John; Liddle, Joyce. Series Editor(s): Diamond, John; Liddle, Joyce. Series: Critical Perspectives on International Public Sector Management. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: JPP; KNV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 24. Weight in Grams: 490.
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
218
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857249975
ISBN
9780857249975
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 199.73

Hardcover. Editor(s): Zimmerman, Roberta. Num Pages: 207 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPA; JWK; KNV; KNXC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 189 x 260 x 19. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Nova Science Pub Inc
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634824378
ISBN
9781634824378
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 311.45
€ 229.88

Paperback. This text explains how public managers can effectively address environmental issues from a managerial point of view. The authors examine environmental concerns from the perspective of the non-specialist managers who must deal with these issues. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KJM; KNV; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 29. Weight in Grams: 750.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780787910044
ISBN
9780787910044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.38

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!