Public Management

Handbook of Innovation in Public Services

Edited by Stephen P. Osborne, Louise Brown

Leading researchers from across the globe review the state of the art in research on innovation in public services, providing an overview of key issues from a multi-disciplinary perspective. Topics explored include: context for innovatio...

Paperback (2014)

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Well-Being and Beyond

Edited by Timo J. Hämäläinen, Juliet Michaelson

This book will broaden the public and policy discourse on the importance of well-being by examining psychological, social, environmental, economic, organizational, institutional and political determinants of individual well-being.

Hardback (2014)

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Context in Public Policy and Management

Edited by Christopher Pollitt

‘Putting into context’ is a very common phrase – both in the social sciences and beyond. But what exactly do we mean by this, and how do we do it? In this book, leading scholars in public policy and management tackle these issues. They...

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Managing Social Issues

Edited by Peter Leisink, Paul Boselie, Maarten van Bottenburg, Dian Marie Hosking

Western societies face complex social issues and a growing diversity of views on how these should be addressed. The traditional view focuses on government and public policy but neglects the initiatives that non-profit and private organiz...

Hardback (November 2013)

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Public Procurement and Innovation

Max Rolfstam

Max Rolfstam examines the increasing emphasis on public procurement as a means to stimulate innovation and the theoretical implications of this policy development. While ‘regular’ public procurement may be regarded as the outcome of anon...

Hardback (October 2013)

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Policy Alienation and the Power of Professionals

Lars Tummers

This eloquent book by Lars Tummers develops a framework to understand these important issues with policy implementation, using the innovative concept of ‘policy alienation’. Policies in healthcare, social security, and education are anal...

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Human Resource Management in the Public Sector

Edited by Ronald J. Burke, Andrew J. Noblet, Cary Cooper

This insightful book presents current thinking and research evidence on the role of human resource management policies and practices in increasing service quality, efficiency and organizational effectiveness in the public sector.

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Human Resource Management in the Nonprofit Sector

Edited by Ronald J. Burke, Cary Cooper

This impressive book assembles the latest research findings and thinking on the management of voluntary/nonprofit sector organizations and the effective utilization of both paid staff and volunteers. The authors expertly look into the ch...

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Governpreneurship

Robert D. Hisrich, Amr Al-Dabbagh

Challenging the traditional view that entrepreneurship is exclusively a private-sector concern, Governpreneurship presents a compelling argument for increased focus on entrepreneurship in public sector organizations. The only book to dat...

Paperback (2012)

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Hardback (2012)

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Handbook on the Knowledge Economy, Volume Two

Edited by David Rooney, Greg Hearn, Tim Kastelle

Readers with interests in managing knowledge- and innovation-intensive businesses and those who are seeking new insights about how knowledge economies work will find this book an invaluable reference tool. Chapters deal with issues such ...

Hardback (July 2012)

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Academic Entrepreneurship and Community Engagement

Edited by Bruce Kingma

This poignant study presents a collection of research on entrepreneurship and community engagement. The context of this book is Syracuse University’s award winning model of Scholarship in Action with its emphasis on sustainable campus–co...

Hardback (August 2011)

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