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In the third edition of his award-winning book, Hal G. Rainey provides a comprehensive, up-to-date analysis of research on public organizations and management. Drawing on a review of the most current research about government organizations and managers -- and about effective and ineffective practices in government -- this important resource offers specific suggestions for managing these challenges in today's public organizations. Using illustrative, real-life vignettes and examples, the book provides expert analysis of organizational design, goals, power, effectiveness, leadership, motivation and work attitudes, decision making, and more. Book jacket.

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• Tables, Figures, and Exhibits(p. xi)
• Preface(p. xiii)
• The Author(p. xix)
• Part 1 The Dynamic Context of Public Organizations
• 1 The Challenge of Effective Public Organization and Management(p. 3)
• 2 Understanding the Study of Organizations: A Historical Review(p. 22)
• 3 What Makes Public Organizations Distinctive(p. 55)
• 4 Analyzing the Environment of Public Organizations(p. 79)
• 5 The Impact of Political Power and Public Policy(p. 99)
• Part 2 Key Dimensions of Organizing and Managing
• 6 Organizational Goals and Effectiveness(p. 127)
• 7 Formulating and Achieving Purpose: Power, Strategy, and Decision Making(p. 151)
• 8 Organizational Structure, Design, Technology, and Information Technology(p. 180)
• 9 Understanding People in Public Organizations: Values and Motives(p. 219)
• 10 Understanding People in Public Organizations: Theories of Work Motivation and Work-Related Attitudes(p. 248)
• 11 Leadership, Managerial Roles, and Organizational Culture(p. 289)
• 12 Teamwork: Understanding Communication and Conflict in and Among Groups(p. 332)
• Part 3 Strategies for Managing and Improving Public Organizations
• 13 Managing Organizational Change and Development(p. 355)
• 14 Advancing Effective Management in the Public Sector(p. 390)
• References(p. 425)
• Name Index(p. 463)
• Subject Index(p. 471)

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Rainey reviews major topics in the literature of the management of public organizations, including organizational environments, strategy, decision making, structure and design, effectiveness, change, communication, conflict, leadership, and motivation. The author also addresses issues of managing the political environments of public organizations; attaining power and influence; developing managerial strategy and organizational mission; motivating employees; developing effective leadership; and managing organizational change and development. Rainey also brings together the generic management literature with the research literature on public organizations. The primary audience for this book is practitioners, policymakers, academics, and graduate students.-E. Garaventa, College of Staten Island, CUNY

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HAL G. RAINEY is professor of political science at the University of Georgia and recipient of ASPA's 1995 Charles H. Levine Award for Excellence in Public Administration Research, Teaching, and Public Service. The first edition of his book won the Best Book Award of the Public and Nonprofit Sectors Division of the Academy of Management in 1992.