The Effective Public Manager, Third Edition:Achieving Success in a Changing Government
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Steven Cohen is director of The Executive MPA Program and The MPA In Earth Systems Science, Policy and Management of Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. He is coauthor of Total Quality Management in Government.
William Eimicke is director of the Picker Center for Executive
Education of Columbia University's School of International and Public
Affairs.
Cohen and Eimicke are coauthors of The New Effective Public Manager and Tools for Innovators.
William Eimicke is director of the Picker Center for Executive
Education of Columbia University's School of International and Public
Affairs.
Cohen and Eimicke are coauthors of The New Effective Public Manager and Tools for Innovators.
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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 Public Sector.
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 Interest Groups.
12. Surviving and Thriving in Public Service.
References.
Additional Resources.
Index.
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 Public Sector.
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 Interest Groups.
12. Surviving and Thriving in Public Service.
References.
Additional Resources.
Index.
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Praise for the Previous Editions
"An essential guide for practitioners on reinventing government and
effective public management."
— David Osborne, author, Reinventing Government
"A serious, straight-ahead treatment of the challenges and prospects of
public management in a time of political turbulence. Cohen and Eimicke do a first-rate job of telling us how to do public management and, more
important, how to do it right."
— George Frederickson, Edwin O. Stene Distinguished Professor of Public
Administration, University of Kansas
"A real-world recipe for success in the public sector containing a roadmap for innovators."
— Stephen Goldsmith, former mayor, Indianapolis
