Managing complexity in the public services

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Managing complexity in the public services

This text is an introduction to complexity theory and its application to public services management. In a clear and comprehensible manner it:. Argues that the complexity of the public policy process limits the usefulness of the 'new public management' approach. Challenges management techniques used in key areas of the public sector, such as performance management, staff development leadership, strategic management and the use of IT. Proposes alternative approaches that are based on a correct understanding of the disorder in the policy process. The difficult concepts of complexity theory are pr.

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Language
English
Pages
168

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Managing complexity in the public services
2003, Open University Press
electronic resource / in English

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Published in
Maidenhead
Series
Managing the public services, Managing the public services

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
351
Library of Congress
JF1351 .H388 2003eb

The Physical Object

Format
[electronic resource] /
Pagination
1 online resource (viii, 168 p.)
Number of pages
168

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL27072488M
ISBN 10
033522573X, 1280953993
ISBN 13
9780335225736, 9781280953996
OCLC/WorldCat
244004536

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL19885451W

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