{"product_id":"performance-management-in-the-public-wouter-van-dooren-9780415738101","title":"Performance Management in the Public Sector","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn times of rising expectations and decreasing resources for the public sector, performance management is high on the agenda. Increasingly, the value of the performance management systems themselves is under scrutiny, with more attention being paid to the effectiveness of performance management in practice. This new edition has been revised and updated to examine: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eperformance in the context of current public management debates, including emerging discussions on the New Public Governance and neo-Weberianism;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe many definitions of performance and how it has become one of the most contested agendas of public management;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe so-called perverse effects of using performance indicators;\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe technicalities of performance measurement in a five step process: prioritising measurement, indicator development, data collection, analysis and reporting; and\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe future challenges and directions of performance management \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerformance Management in the Public Sector \u003ci\u003e2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e edition\u003c\/i\u003e offers an approachable insight into a complex theme for practitioners and public management students alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wouter Van Dooren, Geert Bouckaert, John Halligan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415738105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415738101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.51d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wouter Van Dooren","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946606592255,"sku":"9780415738101","price":79.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_3c91f48b-eb07-4dca-8ed1-47a8c7179e47.jpg?v=1681514099","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/performance-management-in-the-public-wouter-van-dooren-9780415738101","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}