Strategic Management and Public Service Performance [electronic resource] /
Andrews, R.author.
Boyne, G.author.
Law, J.author.
Walker, R.author.
Strategic management makes a difference to the performance of public organizations. This book demonstrates that the most appropriate response is 'it all depends': on which aspects of strategy content and processes are pursued together, and how these are combined with organizational structure and the technical and institutional environment.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Foreword by Professor Charles C. Snow; Preface and Acknowledgements; About the Authors; 1 Introduction; 2 Organizational Environments and Performance; 3 Strategy Content and Performance; 4 Strategy Formulation, Content and Performance; 5 Strategy Implementation, Content and Performance; 6 Structure, Strategy and Performance; 7 Strategy, Environment and Performance; 8 Conclusions; Appendix 1: Welsh Local Government; Appendix 2: Survey Methodology and Questionnaires; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Strategic management makes a difference to the performance of public organizations. This book demonstrates that the most appropriate response is 'it all depends': on which aspects of strategy content and processes are pursued together, and how these are combined with organizational structure and the technical and institutional environment.
Leadership.
Management.
Organization.
Planning.
Behavioral economics.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
Management.
Organization.
Behavioral/Experimental Economics.