By Anthony BrandThe author looks at how the delivery of local public services can be shared between authorities whether by public or private sector agents. He also analyses the main contributory factors as to why, despite the adoption of the Gershon efficiency agenda, shared local public service delivery is still not widespread.
By Constance Helfat, Sydney Finkelstein, Will Mitchell, Margaret A Peteraf, Harbir Singh, David J Teece and Sydney G Winter.The book describes the authors’ understanding of strategic change. Creating, adapting to, and exploiting change is inherently entrepreneurial. To survive and prosper under conditions of change, organisations must develop the “dynamic capabilities” to create, extend, and modify the ways in which they operate. The capacity of an organization to modify its resource base in this way is vital.
By Tim Palmer and Glyn GaskarthThe current two-tier structure of local government in shire counties is under pressure. Even though the recent Local Government White Paper took a cautious line on a move to unitary councils, the pressures on councils to find more efficient ways of working will be intense. This report makes recommendations for change.
Editors: Mike Wallace, Michael Fertig and Eugene Schneller.This book explores the management of change to improve public service effectiveness. It breaks new ground in addressing why public service change is becoming increasingly complex to manage, how people cope with this new complexity, what implications arise for improving policy and practice, and which avenues for further research and theory-building look particularly promising.
By Larry DresslerConsensus is described as a cooperative process in which all of a group’s members develop and agree to actively support a decision. The author shows how to prepare for a successful consensus-building process, sets out a step-by-step approach through that process, and offers tips for success and traps to avoid.
By Laury Hammel and Gun DenhartA business and its community are inextricably linked. The health of one is deeply connected to the health of the other. Growing Local Value shows future and present entrepreneurs how to build or expand a values-driven business that is deeply embedded in the life of the local community. While most people think of community engagement only in terms of philanthropy or volunteerism, Laury Hammel and Gun Denhart show how every aspect of a business, from product creation to employee recruitment to vendor selection to raising capital, can be set up to benefit both the community and the bottom line.
Deborah L. Rhode (Editor)Moral Leadership brings together in one comprehensive volume essays from leading scholars in law, leadership, psychology, political science, and ethics to provide practical, theoretical policy guidance. Contributors identify what people know, and only think they know, about the role of ethics in key decision-making positions.
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By Andrew Massey and William HuttonIn this report, published by the Public Management and Policy Association, the authors argue that successful modernization of public services in the UK is largely dependent on the professionalism adopted by public servants. Adoption of the modernization agenda has resulted in a managerialist approach which gives rise to concerns over ethics, trust, accountability and value for money. Against this background, the role of professionals, professional ethics and the pursuit of best value from procurement contracts all come under the spotlight in a detailed critique.
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This report from the Audit Commission focuses on external factors contributing to school success. It considers the vital links between school performance and the communities schools serve. It offers examples of good practice, for instance, where partnership working has been successful and provides a self-assessment questionnaire. It is intended primarily for officers and elected members in councils and their partner organisations and for senior managers and governors in schools.Traditional school improvement activity has tended to concentrate on teaching and learning, but the report concentrates on key service areas including regeneration and renewal, social housing, community safety, arts, sports and recreation services and youth services.
By Sir David VarneyThe review was commission by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. It is concerned with how to save government, citizens and business time and money by examining the scope for integrating front-line service delivery.
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