Effective Implementation in Practice : Integrating Public Policy and Management.
Title:
Effective Implementation in Practice : Integrating Public Policy and Management.
Author:
Sandfort, Jodi.
ISBN:
9781118986158
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (334 pages)
Series:
Bryson Series in Public and Nonprofit Management Ser.
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- The Authors -- Preface -- Part 1 The Implementation Landscape -- Chapter 1 Framing Implementation -- Exploring Policy and Program Implementation -- Defining Implementation Effectiveness -- Unpacking Implementation Systems -- Bringing the Analysis to Life -- Chapter 2 Conventional Perspectives on Policy and Program Implementation -- Political Processes and Authority -- Governance and Management -- Policy and Program Evaluation -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3 A New Perspective for Implementation: Strategic Action Fields -- Introducing Strategic Action Fields -- Core Programs -- Unpacking Social Structures and Dynamics -- Conclusion -- Part 2 The Implementation System at Multiple Levels -- Chapter 4 Policy Fields -- Policy Fields in Focus -- Analyzing the Development of the Core Program -- Applying Policy Field Analysis -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5 Organizations -- Organizations in Focus -- Analyzing the Integration of the Core Program -- Applying Organizational Analysis -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6 Front Lines -- Front Lines in Focus -- Analyzing the Application of the Core Program -- Applying Frontline Analysis -- Conclusion -- Part 3 The Practice of Effective Implementation -- Chapter 7 Exploring Implementation in Practice -- Implementation Dynamics: The Hardest Hit Fund -- Implementation Dynamics: The Quality Rating and Improvement System -- Opportunities for Change -- Chapter 8 Leading Learning in Implementation Systems -- Investigating Technical Challenges -- Engaging Others in Adaptive Challenges -- Bringing It All Together -- Appendix A Policy Field Audit -- Appendix B Policy Field Visual Diagram -- Appendix C Program Process Flow -- Appendix D Organization Program Integration Audit -- Appendix E Frontline Interactions Audit -- Appendix F Target Experiences Analysis.
Appendix G Implementation Dynamics and Outcomes Analysis -- Appendix H Implementation Improvement Blueprint -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- EULA.
Abstract:
A unique approach to policy implementation with essential guidance and useful tools Effective Implementation in Practice: Integrating Public Policy and Management presents an instrumental approach to implementation analysis. By spanningpolicy fields, organizations, and frontline conditions in implementation systems, this book provides a robust foundation for policy makers, public and nonprofit managers and leaders. Detailed case studies enable readers to identify key intervention points, become more strategic, and improve outcomes. The engaging style and specific examples provide a bridge to practice, while diagrams, worksheets, and other tools included in the appendix help managers apply these ideas to team meetings, operational planning, and program assessment and refinement. Policy and program implementation is fraught with challenges as public and nonprofit leaders juggle organizational missions and stakeholder expectations while managing policy and program impact and effectiveness. Using their own experience in practice, teaching, and research, the authors empower policy and program implementers to recognize their essential roles within the workplace and help them cultivate the analytical and social skills necessary to change. Understand how program or policy technology constitutes the core of implementation Study a conceptual framework encompassing power dynamics, culture, relationships in the field and the rules that are operating during program and policy implementation Discover a multilevel approach that identifies key points of strategic action at various levels and settings of the implementation system and assesses implementation success The integration of policy and management mindsets gives readers an insightful yet accessible understanding of implementation, allowing them to achieve the potent results desired by the public. For
those in senior positions at federal agencies to local staff at nonprofit organizations, Effective Implementation in Practice: Integrating Public Policy and Management provides an invaluable one-stop resource.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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