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Knowledge and Power in Public Bureaucracies: From Pyramid to Circle

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Availability:In StockContributor:David Carnevale, Camilla StiversPublish date:7/26/2019Pages:222
Languages:EnglishPublisher:RoutledgeISBN-13:9780367210793ISBN-10:0367210797UPC:9780367210793Book Category:Business & Economics, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Negotiating, Public Affairs & Administration, Public PolicySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.49 inchesWeight:0.318Product ID:SCWKVGHW16

Answering the question of why management reforms over the past century have failed on their own terms, this book examines the existence of conflicting forms of knowledge within public bureaucracies, how these contradictory perspectives interact (or fail to interact), and the ways in which these systems preserve managerial efforts to control work

Languages:EnglishPublisher:RoutledgeISBN-13:9780367210793ISBN-10:0367210797UPC:9780367210793Book Category:Business & Economics, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Negotiating, Public Affairs & Administration, Public PolicySize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.49 inchesWeight:0.318Product ID:SCWKVGHW16

David G. Carnevale is a professor emeritus from the University of Oklahoma. He is former international union director for AFSCME-AFL-CIO, operations administrator of the California State Employees Association, and executive director of the Maine State Employees Association. He is author of Trustworthy Government: Leadership and Management Strategies for Building Trust and High Performance, and Organization Development in the Public Sector. Dr Carnevale is a practiced mediator and a Vietnam veteran.

Camilla Stivers spent two decades as a staff member in community-based publicly funded organizations. She taught public and nonprofit administration at The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington, and the Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University, where she held the Albert A. Levin chair in public service and urban studies. She is the author or co-author of six additional books. She is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and a former associate editor of Public Administration Review.


Publisher: Routledge

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