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Innovation is a core issue for public services and is a key element
of public services reform - particularly in this age of austerity
where policymakers urge the need to 'innovate to do more with
less'. This comprehensive and accessible Handbook explores the
potential for creating efficient and effective public
services.Leading researchers from across the globe review the
state-of-the-art in research on innovation in public services,
providing an overview of key issues from a multi-disciplinary
perspective. Topics explored include: context for innovation in
public services and public service reform; managerial change
challenges; ICT and e-government; and collaboration and networks.
The theory is underpinned by seven wide-ranging case studies of
innovation in practice. Taking the field forward and providing a
baseline for future research, this highly unique and original
Handbook will prove essential reading for academics, researchers,
students, policymakers and practitioners across the fields of
innovation, public policy, social policy and public management.
Contributors include: D. Alexander, R. Andrews, S. Baines, J.
Barlow, C. Barton-Sweeney, V. Bekkers, G.A. Boyne, J.M. Bryson, K.
Brown, M. Carter, C. Chew, B.C. Crosby, M. Considine, I.
Cunningham, J. Edler, M. Farr, S. Goldfinch, T. Greenhalgh, J.
Hartley, G. Harvey, B. Head, B. Jaeger, A. Johnston, P. Joyce, R.
Keast, T. Kinder, J.M Lewis, C. Longley, L.E. Lynn, Jr., F. Lyon,
K. McLaughlin, M.P. Mandell, M. Macaulay, F. Macfarlane, M. Martin,
V. Mele, I. Miles, D. Nickson, H. Noke, D. Norris, Z. Radnor, M.L.
Rhodes, N.C. Roberts, K. Strokosch, J.M Svara, J. Torfing, E.
Uyarra, R.M. Walker, J. Wallis, J. Waterhouse, R. Wilson, P.
Windrum
This book, first published in 1991, attempts to combine a broad
understanding of the background to the conflict in Vietnamese and
world history with detailed material on US military tactics and the
failure of pacification. There are chapters on the US presidential
administrations of Johnson, Kennedy and Nixon; religion, culture
and society in North and South Vietnam, and the nature of the
‘People's Revolutionary War’.
An account from the frontline of fertility treatment, giving a
unique insight into not only the medical and scientific advances
involved but the human cost and rewards behind this life-changing
technology. Simon Fishel worked with Robert Edwards during his
pioneering early IVF research and was part of the team in the
world's first IVF clinic, with all the trials and tribulations that
involved at the time, including a writ for murder! As the science
developed over the decades so did his career, as he sought to do
more for patients and taught the new technologies to doctors all
over the world. He came up against regulatory and establishment
barriers, including fighting a 3-year legal case in the High Court
of Justice and a death threat from a doctor if he refused to work
with him. The clinic he founded has grown into the largest IVF
group in the UK, developing exciting new procedures, and he has
helped establish clinics throughout the world, even being invited
to introduce IVF to China.
In response to changes in internal needs, external organizational
environments, and the expectations of shareholders - most notably,
citizens and politicians - innovation is now an important
common-place aspect of governance and the running of public service
organizations. Given the ongoing financial and economic crisis,
which presents a significant challenge to public service
organizations (PSOs), there is a growing need to establish
innovative strategies in order to survive the crisis, and provide
the basis for future sustainable growth. This book contributes
towards the discussion of PSO innovation through theoretically
informed empirical studies of innovation across a range of
theories, topics and fields. Studies examine the role of citizens,
managers, and public service organizations; the adoption,
diffusion, implementation, and management of innovations;
collaboration, communication, and information technologies; and
decision-making, ethical principles, HR management, leadership, and
procurement. The studies - which examine the situation in a range
of countries in Europe and Asia - cover a range of different
organizations such as non-profits, health service organizations,
and local governments. This book was originally published as a
special issue of Public Management Review.
This book, first published in 1991, attempts to combine a broad
understanding of the background to the conflict in Vietnamese and
world history with detailed material on US military tactics and the
failure of pacification. There are chapters on the US presidential
administrations of Johnson, Kennedy and Nixon; religion, culture
and society in North and South Vietnam, and the nature of the
'People's Revolutionary War'.
Innovation is a core issue for public services and is a key element
of public services reform - particularly in this age of austerity
where policymakers urge the need to 'innovate to do more with
less'. This comprehensive and accessible Handbook explores the
potential for creating efficient and effective public
services.Leading researchers from across the globe review the
state-of-the-art in research on innovation in public services,
providing an overview of key issues from a multi-disciplinary
perspective. Topics explored include: context for innovation in
public services and public service reform; managerial change
challenges; ICT and e-government; and collaboration and networks.
The theory is underpinned by seven wide-ranging case studies of
innovation in practice. Taking the field forward and providing a
baseline for future research, this highly unique and original
Handbook will prove essential reading for academics, researchers,
students, policymakers and practitioners across the fields of
innovation, public policy, social policy and public management.
Contributors include: D. Alexander, R. Andrews, S. Baines, J.
Barlow, C. Barton-Sweeney, V. Bekkers, G.A. Boyne, J.M. Bryson, K.
Brown, M. Carter, C. Chew, B.C. Crosby, M. Considine, I.
Cunningham, J. Edler, M. Farr, S. Goldfinch, T. Greenhalgh, J.
Hartley, G. Harvey, B. Head, B. Jaeger, A. Johnston, P. Joyce, R.
Keast, T. Kinder, J.M Lewis, C. Longley, L.E. Lynn, Jr., F. Lyon,
K. McLaughlin, M.P. Mandell, M. Macaulay, F. Macfarlane, M. Martin,
V. Mele, I. Miles, D. Nickson, H. Noke, D. Norris, Z. Radnor, M.L.
Rhodes, N.C. Roberts, K. Strokosch, J.M Svara, J. Torfing, E.
Uyarra, R.M. Walker, J. Wallis, J. Waterhouse, R. Wilson, P.
Windrum
In response to changes in internal needs, external organizational
environments, and the expectations of shareholders - most notably,
citizens and politicians - innovation is now an important
common-place aspect of governance and the running of public service
organizations. Given the ongoing financial and economic crisis,
which presents a significant challenge to public service
organizations (PSOs), there is a growing need to establish
innovative strategies in order to survive the crisis, and provide
the basis for future sustainable growth. This book contributes
towards the discussion of PSO innovation through theoretically
informed empirical studies of innovation across a range of
theories, topics and fields. Studies examine the role of citizens,
managers, and public service organizations; the adoption,
diffusion, implementation, and management of innovations;
collaboration, communication, and information technologies; and
decision-making, ethical principles, HR management, leadership, and
procurement. The studies - which examine the situation in a range
of countries in Europe and Asia - cover a range of different
organizations such as non-profits, health service organizations,
and local governments. This book was originally published as a
special issue of Public Management Review.
In 1990 Nepal's Peoples Movement reduced King Birendra from an
absolute ruler to a constitutional monarch. This book is an
academic analysis of these events and places the "revolution" of
1990 within the context of Nepali history. The text examines the
background to Nepal's recent upheavals as well as covering the
country's early history and its continuing problems of national
integration. The previous, unsuccessful, democratic experiment and
the nature of monarchical rule are discussed within an analysis of
Nepal's social and economic modernization. The evolution of
political parties, Nepal's foreign relations and development issues
- and the way in which these have moulded the political system -
are explored in depth. Drawing on interviews with leading
politicians and influential figures the author provides a
comprehensive survey of the Himalayan Kingdom's political
development.
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