Public management is undoubtedly an acknowledged area of management science, but with meager empirical research. This book takes this challenge and presents a rare analysis of public management from the perspective of 12 Prime Ministers of Poland who governed between 1989 and 2014. The author...

This volume presents empirical studies and theoretical reflections on Evolutionary Governance Theory (EGT), its most important concepts and their interrelations. As a novel theory of governance, EGT understands governance as radically evolutionary, which implies that all elements of governance...

Die öffentlichen Verwaltungen in Deutschland stehen vor großen Herausforderungen. Vor allem die Bürger erwarten ein kundenorientiertes Verhalten und effizientes Management. Aber auch die Mitarbeiter stellen steigende Anforderungen an ihre Arbeitswelt, wie Einbeziehung in Entscheidungen oder...

The book examines the status of public service in developing countries, in the sectors of health, infrastructure, labour and marginalized populations, rural economy, and public administration. The last decade has witnessed significant government focus on service delivery in developing nations...

Management der betrieblichen Gleichstellungspolitik -- Einleitung:Chancengleichheit durch Personalpolitik — Ecksteine, Gleichstellungscontrolling und Geschlechterverständnis als Rahmen -- Implikationen des Allgemeinen Gleichbehandlungsgesetzes (AGG) für das Personalmanagement: Wie...

In den vergangenen Jahren ist Controlling zu einem wesentlichen Erfolgsfaktor für den öffentlichen Sektor geworden. Dieses neue und fundierte Lehrbuch gibt einen umfassenden Überblick über den aktuellen Stand des Verwaltungscontrolling und zeigt Ansatzpunkte für die weitere Entwicklung des...

The proceedings of the 1st AAGBS International Conference on Business Management 2014 (AiCoBM 2014), held in Penang, Malaysia, gathers 57 refereed papers. They cover areas relating to various aspects of business management and reflect the conference’s three main themes (management and...

This edited book provides a conceptual framework for managing flexibility in the areas of people, processes, technology and business, supported by research/case applications in various types of flexibility in business. The book is organized into five parts: (i) Managing Flexibility; (ii) People...

This volume provides rich insight into the nature and practice of media management. Contributions assess the degree to which management of media firms requires a unique set of skills, highlighting similarities and differences of media firms compared with other industries in terms of management...

This book includes research presented at the Global Chinese Management Studies Conferences held in Singapore between 2011 and 2014. It covers managerial themes from China that are associated with eco-labels, institutional changes in the context of governance, fusion accounting information,...