{"product_id":"complexity-and-the-public-sector-paperback","title":"Complexity and the Public Sector - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Mowles\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKaren Norman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the early 1990s, public sector organisations have been overwhelmed with what has come to be termed New Public Management (NPM) methods. NPM idealises performance, metrics, transparency and marketisation. This book explores some of the tensions which arise in institutions where NPM methods prevail, introduces different ways of thinking about the task of managing for public good and offers a radical challenge to the dominant assumptions regarding why and how professional communities of practice may (or may not) come to change their working practices. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this third book in the \u003cem\u003eComplexity and Management\u003c\/em\u003e series, the expert authors bring together their experiences to provide vibrant accounts of how to manage in everyday public sector organisational situations using practical judgement. The book includes a brief introduction to complexity and public sector management, real-world narratives illustrating concrete dilemmas in the workplace and a concluding chapter that draws together the practical and theoretical implications of a complexity perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith both theoretical grounding and practical insights from senior managers and consultants, the book provides an ideal resource for students on management or executive leadership programmes for the public sector, as well as managers in and consultants to the sector.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChris Mowles\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Complexity and Management at the University of Hertfordshire Business School and Director of the Doctor of Management programme there. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eComplexity: A Key Idea for Business and Society\u003c\/i\u003e (2021) also published by Routledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Norman \u003c\/b\u003eis Visiting Professor at the University of Hertfordshire Business School, UK, and Visiting Professor at the School of Nursing, Kingston University and St George's, University of London, UK. She also works as a Non-Executive Director at Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 26\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42735779151935,"sku":"9780367569204","price":103.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/535deb22bfe2bf5f39a9b705c3be9cc6.webp?v=1765144642","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/complexity-and-the-public-sector-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}