ABSTRACT
Strategic Management in Public Organizations: European Practices and Perspectives offers the first wide-ranging survey and assessment of strategic management practices at various levels of government and public service in European countries. It shows that strategic management is much more than a management tool imported from the private sector - it has become a key element of public management reforms, and European governments at all levels are developing ‘strategic state’ characteristics.
Written by leading European experts on strategic management in the public sector and in government, this book presents evaluations and analysis based on empirical investigations. The book covers strategic management at different levels of government, explore the roles of different players, and incorporate theory and practice, with opening and concluding chapters by the editors that provide an overview of strategic management in the public services and a cross-societal discussion of practices, reforms, and lessons. It reflects not only developments in strategic management practices in the European public sector, but also the increasing importance of strategic capabilities for the modernization of public governance.
This book is ideal for students in postgraduate management courses (MPA, MSc, or MBA) in Europe and elsewhere.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|8 pages
Introduction
part I|83 pages
Strategic Management in Practice: Varieties and Different Contexts
part II|55 pages
Key Roles in the Strategic Process: Political and Administrative Leaders, and Don't Forget the Citizens
chapter 7|19 pages
Political Leaders and Public Administrators in Finland
chapter 9|15 pages
When Civic Culture Meets Strategy
part III|56 pages
Does It Work?
chapter 10|22 pages
A State of Research on Strategic Management in the Public Sector
part IV|122 pages
Reforms, Developments and Challenges