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Transforming the character of public organizations techniques for change agents
Title:
Transforming the character of public organizations techniques for change agents
Author:
Rusaw, A. Carol, 1946-
ISBN:
9781429473071

9781567509106
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Publication Information:
Westport, Conn. : Quorum Books, 1998.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xvi, 242 p.) : ill.
Contents:
Preliminaries; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Leading Public Sector Change from the Inside Out; 2 A Holistic View of Organization Change; 3 Techniques for Collecting and Analyzing Data; 4 Building Trust and Preparing for Change; 5 Implementation and Evaluation Guidelines; 6 Using Self as a Change Instrument; 7 Mediation Roles of Public Organizational Change Agents; 9 Empathy and Encouragement; 10 Confronting Change with Courage and Compassion; 11 Hope as the Imperative for Transformation; 12 The Art of Cooperation: A Case of Management-Union Joint Problem Solving.
Abstract:
The author argues that to inspire change in any organization and particularly in the public sector, agents must realize change is collective, non-rational and non-linear. Incorporating a phenomenological perspective, she provides real-life examples for public administrators.
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