Ani Matei, Carmen Savulescu

Public administration in the knowledge society (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Scientific Essay from the year 2014 in the subject Sociology - Knowledge and Information, , language: English, abstract: The publication approaches an original topic for the area of administrative sciences concerning the role of public administration in the general context of knowledge society development. Knowledge, as a core feature of the society of the 21st century generates changes in all the social subsystems, including that of public administration, developing new approaches, attitudes, specific tools and methods. For public administration, they refer to the new information and communication technologies (ICT) and in general, to knowledge management in public administration, transposed through strategies for implementing field knowledge or to valorise knowledge within the career plans or training plans of the human resources in public administration. The book „Public Administration in the Knowledge Society” represents a theme of reflection on profound, open and dynamic interactions between society and public administration, determined by the transformation of knowledge into a driver for social modernization. At the same time, the book provides a new vision on public administration, valorising the traditional approaches, focusing on the modern functional features, originating from the characteristics of openness and dynamism of public administration, as well as of society, in general. For the public administration, the openness and dynamism, induced by the new technologies are related to a reality that imposes, as mentioned in some sociological papers „the combination of the human rights with the development of new technologies”. The book, structured on six chapters are organised in a didactic and research perspective, provides to the reader an outstanding image on the „level” of knowledge society and specificity of knowledge management in public administration. The analyses on the evolution of the administrative theory and practice, the presentation specific instruments of interaction between society and public administration, known as e-governance or ICT. The validity of the research hypotheses is supported by various quantitative empirical analyses and relevant socio-empirical researches.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: GRIN Verlag
• Seitenzahl: 140
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783656677512
• Artikelnr.: 41093773