Research in public administration : a research annual
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Research in public administration : a research annual
JAI Press, c1991-
- v. 1 : 1991
- v. 2 : 1993
- v. 3 : 1994
- v. 4 : 1998
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Title of v.3-4: Research in public administration
v. 4: editor, Jay D. White
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v. 2 : 1993 ISBN 9781559384339
Description
Volume 2 in a series which offers current knowledge of public administration. This book covers such topics as: representative bureaucracy; accountability and the centrality of expectations in American public administration; and management training in developing nations.
Table of Contents
- Editorial statement, James L. Perry
- representative bureaucracy - a theoretical and empirical exposition, Kenneth J. Meier
- accountability and the centrality of expectations in American public administration, Melvin J. Dubnick and Barbara S. Romzek
- applying rational choice contributions to multi-organizational policy implementation, Laurence J. O'Toole Jr
- towards a theory of goal ambiguity in public organizations, Hal G. Rainey
- understanding strategic transformations in public organizations, Reginald Shareef
- comparing civil service systems, Hans Bekke, James L. Perry, et al
- integrating local participation and institutional development - a transaction cost perspective, Shui Yan Tang
- management training in developing nations - a critique of strategies for improvement, Barry Bozeman.
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v. 3 : 1994 ISBN 9781559387347
Description
Volume three in a series which offers current knowledge of public administration. This book covers such topics as the search for a theory of bureaucratic responsiveness and the dynamics of interdependence between public agencies and non-profit organizations.
Table of Contents
- Editorial statement, James L. Perry
- The search for a theory of bureaucratic responsiveness, Grace Hall Saltzstein
- Accountability: an interdisciplinary perspective, Philip H. Jos, Mark E. Tompkins
- Public vs. private settings: an inclusive typology via systematics, Barry M. Mitnick
- Social constructions and policy design: implications for public administration, Anne Schneider, Helen Koening
- Toward a theory of the impact of courts on public management, Rosemary O'Leary, Heidi Koening
- The dynamics of interdependence betwwen public agencies and nonprofit organizations, Judith Saidel
- Human service contracting and coordination: the market for mental health services, H. Brinton et al
- Toward a theory of public sector commitment: towards a reciprocal model of person and organization, Danny L. Balfour, Barton Wechsler
- Meritocracy in government personnel systems, Jonathan P. Caulkins, Patrick D. Larkey.
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v. 4 : 1998 ISBN 9781559388887
Description
This volume clearly demonstrates the diversity of our field. Twenty-two scholars have contributed thirteen unique pieces of research on a wide variety of topics including public management innovation; organizational learning; revenue forecasting; finance; qualitative research and research methods; intergovernmental relations; training and management information systems; bureaucratic responsibility; citizen participation; political influence of the bureaucracy; critiques of policy making; public administration research. This collection makes a rich contribution of knowledge to our field.
Table of Contents
Preface (J.D. White). Implementation of technical-rational solutions to public problems: a dangerous social construction of public policy (D.L. Balfour, G.B. Adams). An analysis of management perspectives and criteria for innovation adoption decisions in public administration (P.P. Eck). Assessing public administration practice: the case of revenue forecasting (G.A. Gianakis, H.A. Frank). Do states respond to economic incentives? Federal-state child support financing policies (A. Tat-kei Ho, M.A. Pirog). Widening the yellow brick road: answering the call for improved and relevant research in public administration (J.F. Orosz). Toward a theory of intergovernmental policy interactions between local governmetns adn metropolitan areas (K. Park). Applying a learning organization paradigm to government (G.B. Reschenthaler, F. Thompson). Training: the missing ingredient in the new information technology (B. Rocheleau, Liangu Wu). Bureaucratic responsibility and its underlying values: an exploratory analysis (P.G. Scott). Pragmatism as philosophy of science: a tool for public administration (P.M. Shields). Citizen participation in an era of reinventing government (D. Swindell et al.). A theory of political influence of the bureaucracy (J. Worsham et al.). On the problem of truth (with apologies to Horkheimer): challenging what's critical about public administration (L.A. Zanetti).
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