{"product_id":"learning-and-personal-development-for-ann-mahon-9780415740111","title":"Learning and Personal Development for Public Services Managers","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublic service management is big global business and accounts for massive spending by governments in countries across the globe, rich and poor, developed and developing, left and right leaning, northern and southern hemisphere. Personal skills, such as flexibility, adaptability, communication and resilience, are increasingly valued by employers in the public sector. \u003ci\u003eLearning and Personal Development for Public Service Managers\u003c\/i\u003e explores key learning and personal development themes in the context of public sector management and from an international perspective. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInevitably there are different management challenges and experiences in different contexts but there are also similarities and the frameworks employed in this book provide useful analytical tools to aid learning and personal development. Divided into two parts \u003cem\u003ePersonal and Organizational Development in Public Management\u003c\/em\u003e seeks to explore the relationships between the \u003ci\u003econtext\u003c\/i\u003e of public service management (macro-level analysis), the \u003ci\u003epractice\u003c\/i\u003e of public service management (meso-level analysis) and the implications for \u003ci\u003elearning and personal development\u003c\/i\u003e (micro-level analysis).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book will be invaluable reading for graduate students on Public Management courses, middle to senior managers working in public sector organisations throughout the world including healthcare, local, regional and central governments, the police and prison service. It will also be of relevance to a wider market of managers working in private and third sector organisations where there may be an integral element of public service provision. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ann Mahon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415740118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415740111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/03\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Ann Mahon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48587622547711,"sku":"9780415740111","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/learning-and-personal-development-for-ann-mahon-9780415740111","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}