Hal G. Rainey - Understanding and Managing Public Organizations (Essential Texts for Nonprofit and Public Leadership and Management)

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2. Chapter 4
3. Chapter 5
4. Chapter 6
5. Chapter 9
6. Chapter 10
7. Chapter 11
8. Chapter 12
9. Chapter 13
10. Chapter 14

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Praise for Understanding and Managing Public Organizations, Sixth Edition

The best just keeps getting better. This is the definitive place for all serious students of public administration to start. It is the most comprehensive book in the field. It is required reading for MPA students, Ph.D. students, and all scholars in the field.

Kenneth J. Meier, Distinguished Scholar in Residence, American University

This book is a must read for everyone in the community of public management in Korea, just like in many places all over the world. This new edition with Fernandez and Malatesta updates and continues this book's contributions. Undoubtedly, it provides a valuable resource for researchers and students who are interested in public management and applications of organization theory to public organizations. It is quite simply the best investigation of public organization and management that I have read.

Young Han Chun, Professor of Public Administration and Director of the Center for Organizational Diagnosis and Evaluations, Seoul National University

This is the bible for public management scholarship. It is the first place to turn when looking for an accessible but rigorous analysis of research on basic aspects of organizational life in the public sector, such as how culture, leadership, and motivation matter. The interdisciplinary array of research on public management has become so voluminous as to seem overwhelming at times. Understanding and Managing Public Organizations performs an extraordinary curatorial task by turning these streams of work into a coherent and insightful body of knowledge. Anyone interested in how research can inform governance should start with this book.

Donald Moynihan, McCourt Chair, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University

Just when you think this book on public management could not get any better, Hal Rainey, Sergio Fernandez and Deanna Malatesta have delivered a new edition that covers all of the topics that you would expect, and more! Social media, hybrid organizations, leadership, diversity and relational contracting are now introduced to this standard work, while other topics have been updated with the most recent academic insights. A true treasure trove for students of public administration around the globe.

Sandra van Thiel, Professor of Public Management at Erasmus University Rotterdam and Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands

The revised and updated edition of Understanding and Managing Public Organizations remains the Encyclopedia Britannica of public management; if you want to find out what has been written, and what is collectively said about the practice and theory of public management, look no further than the Rainey, Fernandez, and Malatesta comprehensive sixth edition.

Richard M. Walker, Chan Hon Pun Professor of Behavioural and Policy Sciences, Chair Professor of Public Management, and Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong

The newest (sixth) edition of Understanding and Managing Public Organizations masterfully connects the classical, core concepts of public management with the latest, evolving theories and research evidence on managing organizations. Readers will not only gain a thorough understanding of key dimensions of organizational structure, management and effectivenessilluminated by rich case examplesbut also a deep appreciation for the dynamics of public management that cut across sectoral boundaries and strategies for managing change and driving organizational improvement. This book is indispensable for students and scholars alike in the field of public administration.

Carolyn J. Heinrich, Patricia and Rodes Hart Professor of Public Policy, Education and Economics, Vanderbilt University

Comprehensive instructor resources to accompany this sixth edition of Understanding and Managing Public Organizations are available online at www.wiley.com/go/college/rainey. Materials are organized by chapter and include the following:

• PowerPoint slides for each chapter. These follow the organization of the text and highlight the chapter themes and main subparts.
• Key terms for each chapter. A list of key terms is provided for each chapter.
• Discussion questions for each chapter. These questions can be used in class to prompt discussion on key themes or assigned to students as homework. The typical discussion question can be answered in one or two paragraphs.
• Case studies. Numerous cases, applicable to topics in multiple chapters.
• Class exercise. All class exercises can be completed in less than forty-five minutes of class time. These are designed to reinforce chapter lessons while encouraging collaborative learning among students.

SIXTH EDITION

Hal G. Rainey, Sergio Fernandez, and Deanna Malatesta

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