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Unleashing change : a study of organizational renewal in government / Steven Kelman.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2005.Description: x, 308 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 081574899X (paper : alk. paper)
  • 9780815748991 (paper : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 352.3/67 22
LOC classification:
  • JF 1525 K29u 2005
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Contents:
Introduction: Organizational change and improving the performance of government -- The traditional procurement system and the difficulties of change -- Discontent on the front lines -- Joining the reform coalition -- Changes at the top and the unleashing of reform -- Initiating change : implications for theory and practice -- How a change effort feeds on itself : theory -- How a change effort feeds on itself : evidence -- From attitude to behavior -- "Deepening" and organizational change -- Consolidating change : implications for theory and practice.
Summary: "Drawing on the experience of procurement reform in the Reinventing Government initiative of the 1990s, as well as organization theory and psychology, this book presents a comprehensive approach to improving performance in big public sector organizations that addresses both theory and practice"--Provided by publisher.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) JF 1525 K29u 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000055670

"Drawing on the experience of procurement reform in the Reinventing Government initiative of the 1990s, as well as organization theory and psychology, this book presents a comprehensive approach to improving performance in big public sector organizations that addresses both theory and practice"--Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-295) and index.

Introduction: Organizational change and improving the performance of government -- The traditional procurement system and the difficulties of change -- Discontent on the front lines -- Joining the reform coalition -- Changes at the top and the unleashing of reform -- Initiating change : implications for theory and practice -- How a change effort feeds on itself : theory -- How a change effort feeds on itself : evidence -- From attitude to behavior -- "Deepening" and organizational change -- Consolidating change : implications for theory and practice.

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