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6%OFFMargaret Attwood - Leading Change - 9781861344496 - V9781861344496
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Leading Change

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Description for Leading Change paperback. Policy makers have become reliant on mechanistic top-down audit and inspection regimes as the means of implementing public service reforms. This book sets out to redress the balance. It outlines the theory behind whole systems development and gives good practice guidance on how to effectively develop 'systems' to improve joined-up working. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JPHC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 352.
There is continuing government pressure on public services to 'reform' and change. Expectations of new forms and standards of delivery, joined-up practice and the re-connection of services to users are high. Unfortunately, many policy makers have become dangerously reliant on mechanistic top-down audit and inspection regimes as the means of implementation. This book sets out to redress the balance. It argues powerfully that whole systems approaches are required to lead the changes towards the demands for new service configurations, partnership working and local and neighbourhood governance. The book outlines the theory behind whole systems development and gives good practice guidance ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861344496
SKU
V9781861344496
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50

About Margaret Attwood
Margaret Attwood, Mike Pedler, Sue Pritchard and David Wilkinson are colleagues in Whole Systems Development, the consulting network.

Reviews for Leading Change
"... a significant contribution that presses the importance of achieving new levels of organisation in managing change and has huge potential for impacting on policy makers and practitioners alike." Journal of European Affairs "... strikes an excellent balance between theory and practice, losing neither in the process, and should appeal to both academics and practitioners of change." The British Journal ... Read more

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