Hal G. Rainey Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

Discover the latest insights in organization theory from a comprehensive volume that serves as an authoritative reference for scholars, master's, and doctoral students in public management and public affairs programs. The 6th Edition presents the latest research and insights from organization and management theory, focusing on their application to public organizations and the individuals within them. This edition expands on previous coverage of organizational goals, performance, effectiveness, strategy, decision-making, structure, design, change, operating environments, motivation, leadership, and teamwork. Authors Hal Rainey, Sergio Fernandez, and Deanna Malatesta provide new insights into the unique characteristics of public and nonprofit organizations, including "publicness" and legal contexts. Key topics include performance management, representative bureaucracy, workforce diversity, employee engagement, and recent developments in leadership theories. The book also addresses design and process issues like administrative burdens and organizational routines, alongside theoretical perspectives such as behavioral decision-making and resource dependence theory. This edition updates the Instructor's Guide with new PowerPoint slides, cases, exercises, and discussion questions, all designed to meet the learning outcomes required by NASPAA accreditation.

Understanding and Managing Public Organizations provides a comprehensive analysis of research and practice on public organizations and management. In this fourth edition of his award-winning best seller, Hal Rainey reviews topics including organizational goals and performance, decision making and strategy, leadership, motivation, organizational structure and design, organizational change, and others. He analyzes effective and ineffective practices, with suggestions for managing contemporary and classic challenges in public organizations, and with illustrative vignettes and examples. Carefully revised and updated, this edition of Understanding and Managing Public Organizations extends previous editions with deeper coverage of collaboration and networks, public values, public service motivation, managerial strategy, performance assessment, innovation and organizational change, and recent trends in public sector management.Praise for the Previous Editions"The third edition of the classic text provides a comprehensive, up-to-date analysis of research on public organizations and management. Drawing on a review of the most current research about government organizations and managers, this important source offers specific suggestions for managing these challenges in today's public organizations."? Abstracts of Public Administration"A masterful textbook, as well as an important and original contribution to the public organization theory literature ? both comprehensive in its treatment of organization theory and decidedly 'public' in its perspective."?Public Administration Review"A tremendous contribution to the field. Rainey's ability to synthesize research streams from a variety of fields?such as political science, public administration, public policy, business administration, psychology, sociology, and others?is outstanding."?Jeffrey L. Brudney, Albert A. Levin Chair of Urban Studies and Public Service, Cleveland State University