Ferd H. Mitchell, Cheryl C. Mitchell

Adaptive Administration (eBook, PDF)

Practice Strategies for Dealing with Constant Change in Public Administration and Policy

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book interprets the critical issues facing the field of public administration today and describes how new approaches to theory and practice have the potential to redesign the field. Public and nonprofit sectors undergo constant change as the result of widespread financial stress, issues related to the digital revolution, globalization, political polarization, and more. This book addresses the need for adaptability and arms administrators with the flexible tools they need today. Both experience-based and fictional scenarios demonstrate the concepts presented throughout.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. November 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781498737579
• Artikelnr.: 44199041

Autorenporträt

Ferd Mitchell holds MPA and DPA degrees from the University of Southern California, while Cheryl Mitchell holds an MPA from Golden Gate University. Ferd and Cheryl are both attorneys, and they practice together as married partners at Mitchell Law Office in Spokane, WA. They are also established authors of legal practice books for attorneys, with an emphasis on interpreting how new programs and program changes are likely to affect practice strategies.

For many years, they have been developing procedures to evaluate how changes in the public sector affect organizations and often lead to actual program outcomes that differ from intended outcomes. As part of this effort, they have explored how qualitative methods of analysis can best be applied to enhance the understanding of such changes. They also have applied these insights to studies of the issues that exist today in public administration and policy, and how changes in the field may best be achieved.

Ferd Mitchell has relevant experience in research, teaching, consulting, and performance of multidisciplinary studies for governmental agencies. He also supervised implementation of an innovative Medicaid program in North Carolina for a private company under contract to the state. He has served as Academic Administrator and Director of the Master of Health Services degree program in the School of Medicine at the University of California, Davis. While on leave for one year, he worked as Director of Research for the California Health Facilities Commission.

Cheryl Mitchell has been exploring the relationships between public organizations and the individuals who are served by these organizations. Particular emphasis has been placed on the ways in which administrative problems develop in organizations, and how such problems may be addressed. She has been active in working with various public groups to address policy concerns.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction and Background. Issues in Public Administration and Policy
Today. Knowledge Base for Adaptive Administration: Selected Topics and
Strategies. Knowledge Base for Adaptive Administration: Selected Risks,
Constraints, and Challenges. Resources for a Transition to Adaptive
Administration. Organizational Methods as a Resource. Big Data Methods as a
Resource. Potential Impact of Adaptive Administration on Public-Sector
Organizations. Impact on Organizational Cooperation and Conflict. Impact on
Organizational Leadership. Impact on Organizational Performance. Impact on
Organizational Rigidity. Impact on Organizational Planning and Budgeting.
Issues Involved in a Transition to Adaptive Administration. Issues Related
to Acceptance of Adaptive Administration. Issues Related to Risk. Issues
Related to Theory Generators. Transition Strategies. References. Index.