{"product_id":"9780762305278","title":"Public Management: Institutional Renewal for the Twenty-First Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe economic order is currently undergoing a transformation stimulated by the Information Revolution, which will ultimately effect changes of great magnitude in the state and its institutions. This volume is designed to meet four objectives: to define public management as a disciplinary field in a new way, thereby promoting a better understanding of the field and of how it differs from business management; to explain recent trends in public management; to clarify some basic ideas for improving public service; and to show how public organizations can be renewed to make them more responsive and productive. The first chapter defines public management and addresses a second question: What should public management researchers study? Other chapters describe steps in the process of institutional renewal, including restructuring, work process engineering, reinvention, realignment, and rethinking. Chapter 8 concentrates on a key aspect of institutional renewal: improving the utilization of information. This chapter completes the body of analysis and advice offered to public officials and managers as the challenges of the twenty-first century are addressed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emerald Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47053009715440,"sku":"9780762305278","price":148.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780762305278_p0.jpg?v=1763657224","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780762305278","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}