The Effective Public Manager
Achieving Success in a Changing Government
3rd Edition
Published on 11. February 2003
336 pages
978-0-7879-6802-1 (ISBN)
Description
Since it was first published more than a decade ago, TheEffective Public Manager has become the standard manual forpublic administrators and students. This practical provides coreconcepts to help real-world managers and mangers-to-be meet thedemands of their jobs head on rather than work around theconstraints of government and gives them the tools to shape eventsrather than be shaped by them. This thoroughly revised thirdedition
* Presents an updated and detailed examination of managementinnovation
* Examines the centrality of government in an era of globalcommunication and transportation, economic interdependence, and thethreat of global terrorism
* Contains information on the opportunities and challenges ofmanaging public policy from and with private and nonprofitorganizations
Reviews / Votes
Praise for the Previous Editions "An essential guide for practitioners on reinventing governmentand effective public management." -- David Osborne, author, Reinventing Government "A serious, straight-ahead treatment of the challenges andprospects of public management in a time of political turbulence. Cohen andEimicke do a first-rate job of telling us how to do publicmanagement and, more important, how to do it right." -- George Frederickson, Edwin O. Stene DistinguishedProfessor of Public Administration, University of Kansas "A real-world recipe for success in the public sector containinga roadmap for innovators." -- Stephen Goldsmith, former mayor, IndianapolisMore details
Other editions
New editions
Steven Cohen | William Eimicke | Tanya Heikkila
The Effective Public Manager
Achieving Success in Government Organizations
E-Book
08/2013
5th Edition
Jossey-Bass
€63.99
Available for download
Additional editions
Steven Cohen | William B. Eimicke
The Effective Public Manager
Achieving Success in a Changing Government
Book
10/2002
3rd Edition
Jossey-Bass
€49.70
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Persons
Steven Cohen is director of The Executive MPA Program and The MPAIn Earth Systems Science, Policy and Management of ColumbiaUniversity's School of International and Public Affairs. He iscoauthor of Total Quality Management in Government.
William Eimicke is director of the Picker Center for Executive
Education of Columbia University's School of International andPublic
Affairs.
Cohen and Eimicke are coauthors of The New Effective PublicManager and Tools for Innovators.
Content
Preface.
The Authors.
1. The Crisis in Public Management.
2. Defining Effective Public Management.
3. How to Find and Keep Good People.
4. Developing Effective Working Relationships.
5. Structuring Systems, Tasks, and Responsibilities.
6. Understanding and Applying InnovationStrategies in the PublicSector.
7. The Art and Craft of Contracting.
8. Gathering, Organizing, and Using Information.
9. Mastering the Budgetary Process.
10. Shaping Organizational Goals and Strategies.
11. Dealing with the Media, Legislative Bodies,and InterestGroups.
12. Surviving and Thriving in Public Service.
References.
Additional Resources.
Index.
