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作者:MCCURDY, HE
摘要:What is the role of fiction and imagination in public sector management? It is time to consider the possibility that fiction and other forms of imagination play a larger role in public administration than previously imagined The author suggests that fiction and imagination influence the choice of public policies and the methods for carrying them out Fiction and imagination may even affect the meaning of ''good'' administration. This article examines the role of fiction and imagination in creat...
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作者:ROBERTSON, PJ; SENEVIRATNE, SJ
摘要:Can planned organizational change efforts in public sector organizations be as successful as those in private organizations? Prior theory and research reflect some ambiguity regarding this question. Literature regarding traditional differences between the public and private sectors suggests that basic characteristics of public organizations may impede the success of planned change interventions. However, growing recognition of the fact that distinctions between the two sectors are becoming blu...
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作者:VENTRISS, C
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作者:LEE, EWY
摘要:Is there a ''troublesome cleft'' between political science and public administration or a problematic alliance? Examining the historical rise of political science and public administration from the late 19th century to the 1930s shows that political science has played an important role in defining the intellectual space of public administration. Political science historically arose as a project of liberal reform, and public administration war supposed to be parr of that project. The technicist...
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作者:CHADWIN, ML; ROGERS, SE; KIM, PS
作者单位:Old Dominion University
摘要:What can state and local officials do to prepare themselves for their role in the global economy! With state and local governments expanding their efforts to promote exports and attract foreign investment, encounters with officials from foreign corporations and governments have increased The issue of how to prepare for these cross-cultural encounters is rarely addressed. This article provides some tools for thinking systematically about techniques for cross-cultural training and making cost-ef...