The 21st Century Public Manager

by Zeger van der Wal
The 21st Century Public Manager
Author: Zeger van der Wal
Publisher: Red Globe Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-03
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 113750742X
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Truly global in scope and ambition, The 21st Century Public Manager addresses key trends, challenges and opportunities facing public managers across contexts and regimes. This accessible and timely textbook aims to inspire students of public management in rethinking their roles, skills and values as they enter a VUCA world - one characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. Grounded in the latest empirical evidence, but translated to the operating environment of the 21st century public manager, it looks beyond Western settings and perspectives to serve the global market of programs and schools in public management, public administration and public policy. Insightful and comprehensive, this book makes for the perfect introduction for students interested in the theories, practices and functions of public management. -- from back cover.

The Collaborative Public Manager

by Rosemary O'Leary
The Collaborative Public Manager
Author: Rosemary O'Leary
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Total Pages: 335
Release: 2009-01-15
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1589015843
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Today’s public managers not only have to function as leaders within their agencies, they must also establish and coordinate multi-organizational networks of other public agencies, private contractors, and the public. This important transformation has been the subject of an explosion of research in recent years. The Collaborative Public Manager brings together original contributions by some of today’s top public management and public policy scholars who address cutting-edge issues that affect government managers worldwide. State-of-the-art empirical research reveals why and how public managers collaborate and how they motivate others to do the same. Examining tough issues such as organizational design and performance, resource sharing, and contracting, the contributors draw lessons from real-life situations as they provide tools to meet the challenges of managing conflict within interorganizational, interpersonal networks. This book pushes scholars, students, and professionals to rethink what they know about collaborative public management—and to strive harder to achieve its full potential.

Public Sector Leadership for the 21st Century

by OECD
Public Sector Leadership for the 21st Century
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2001-10-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9264195033
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This is the first report to examine key leadership issues across OECD Member countries, including the strategies and practices governments are adopting, and the lessons from country experiences so far.

Public Media Management for the Twenty-First Century

by Michał Głowacki
Public Media Management for the Twenty-First Century
Author: Michał Głowacki
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2013-10-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135138397
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This book analyzes the challenges facing public service media management in the face of ongoing technological developments and changing audience behaviors. It connects models, strategies, concepts, and managerial theories with emerging approaches to public media practices through an examination of media services (e.g. blogs, social networks, search engines, content aggregators) and the online performance of traditional public media organizations. Contributors identify the most relevant and useful approaches, those likely to encourage creativity, interaction, and the development of innovative content and services, and discuss how such innovation can underpin the continuation or expansion of public service media in the changing mediascape.

Public Participation for 21st Century Democracy

by Tina Nabatchi
Public Participation for 21st Century Democracy
Author: Tina Nabatchi
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2015-04-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1118688538
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A comprehensive text on the theory and practice of public participation Written by two leaders in the field, Public Participation for 21st Century Democracy explores the theory and practice of public participation in decision-making and problem-solving. It examines how public participation developed over time to include myriad thick, thin, and conventional opportunities, occurring in both face-to-face meetings and online settings. The book explores the use of participation in various arenas, including education, health, land use, and state and federal government. It offers a practical framework for thinking about how to engage citizens effectively, and clear explanations of participation scenarios, tactics, and designs. Finally, the book provides a sensible approach for reshaping our participation infrastructure to meet the needs of public officials and citizens. The book is filled with illustrative examples of innovative participatory activities, and numerous sources for more information. This important text puts the spotlight on the need for long-term, cross-sector, participation planning, and provides guidance for leaders, citizens, activists, and others who are determined to improve the ways that participation and democracy function. Public Participation for 21st Century Democracy: Helps students and practitioners understand the history, theory, and practice of public participation Contains a wealth of case studies that explore the application of public participation in different settings Covers vital issues such as education, health, land use, and state and federal government Has accompanying instructor resources, such as PowerPoint slides, discussion questions, sample assignments, case studies and research from www.participedia.net, and classroom activities.

21st Century Skills for Non-Profit Managers

by Don Macdonald
21st Century Skills for Non-Profit Managers
Author: Don Macdonald
Publisher: Business Expert Press
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2017-10-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1947098195
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Over the last 30 years nonprofit organizations have grown massively in capacity, scope, and authority across the world. With growing demand for services, there are numerous opportunities for nonprofits to respond innovatively and sustainably. Any experienced nonprofit manager knows the role is sometimes frustrating but always exhilarating, working with people and empowering them. Severe funding cuts make this more testing, but new prospects are appearing. If you are new to management or the sector, you need a book describing good practice to inform and guide you. Managing a small nonprofit, requires you to multitask, manage your time and prioritize tasks, while taking on extra responsibilities, you need new skills such as fundraising, all covered in this book. This book covers essential aspects (staffing, communications, charity governance, donations, corporate social responsibility, crowdfunding). With useful case studies, resources and links, it avoids jargon and intellectualizing. Topics include effective business planning, empowering staff and clients, writing successful fundraising applications and preparing government tenders for the U.S. and UK. Don used his experience as a nonprofit manager, volunteer, staffer, fundraiser, community fund overseer, trustee and consultant to make the book relevant, topical and helpful.

Leadership for the Twenty-First Century

by Joseph Rost
Leadership for the Twenty-First Century
Author: Joseph Rost
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 240
Release: 1993-02-18
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 031301843X
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This illuminating study critiques the concept of leadership as understood in the last 75 years and looks to the twenty-first century for a reconstructed understanding of leadership in the postindustrial era. More similarities in past decades were found than had been thought; the thread throughout Rost's book is that leadership was conceived of as good management. He develops a new definition and paradigm for leadership in this volume that distinguishes leadership from management in fundamental ways. The ethics of leadership from a postindustrial perspective completes the paradigm. The book concludes with suggestions that can be immediately utilized in helping to transform our understanding of leadership.

Public Human Resource Management

by R. Paul Battaglio Jr.
Public Human Resource Management
Author: R. Paul Battaglio Jr.
Publisher: CQ Press
Total Pages: 441
Release: 2014-09-02
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1483311392
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Public Human Resource Management: Strategies and Practices in the 21st Century offers a novel take on public human resource management (PHRM) by providing practical guidance for practitioners operating in a drastically reformed HR environment. Author R. Paul Battaglio assesses how the traditional practice of public HR has changed—and not necessarily for the better--by looking at new material on human resource information systems, managing motivation in the public sector, and public HR management education (a topic rarely found in contemporary PHRM texts). Public Human Resource Management is an essential guide to managing and navigating the challenges and opportunities posed in the changing landscape of HR reform.