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

By: Kelman, StevenMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2005Description: x, 308 p. ; 23 cmISBN: 9780815748991 (paper : alk. paper); 081574899X (paper : alk. paper)Subject(s): Organizational change | Government purchasing | Administrative agencies -- Reorganization | Government productivity | Public administrationDDC classification: 352.3/67 LOC classification: JF1525.O73K45 2005Online resources: Table of contents
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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"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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