Unleashing change [electronic resource] : a study of organizational renewal in government / Steven Kelman.
Publication details: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2005.Description: x, 308 pISBN:- 081574899X (paper : alk. paper)
- 0815797761
- 9780815748991 (paper : alk. paper)
- 352.3/67 22
- JF1525.O73 K45 2005eb
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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.
"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.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.