Developments in Strategic and Public Management Studies in the US and Europe [Paperback]

Through contemporary case studies of strategic management at work in the US and Europe, this collection shows that it can no longer be seen as a discipline for long term decisions but has become a central feature of the public sector. Individual chapters offer insights into strategic management capabilities at the national and sub-national level.1. Introduction: Paul Joyce, John Bryson and Marc Holzer PART I: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT PROCESSES AND INTEGRATION WITH MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 2. The role of Budgeting Systems in Supporting Strategic Management in the Public Sector; Malcolm Prowle 3. Measuring Government Performance: The Intersection of Strategic Planning and Performance Budgeting; Marilyn Rubin and Katherine Willoughby 4. Opening Up Public Strategic Management: Foresights Contribution to Policy Relevance, Cooperation and Consistency; Benoit Bernard, Anne Drummaux and Jan Mattijs 5. Strategic Planning by State Courts in the US; Kerrin C. Wolff and Maria P. Aristigueta PART II: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT  INNOVATION AND REFORM 6. Different political management structures and coherence issues in the Centre of Government; Paul Joyce 7. The Challenge of Implementing Strategic Management Reforms in the US Department of Transportation; J. Woody Stanley 8. Implementation of Strategic and Performance Management Reforms in Italian Central Governments; Luigi Corvo, Andrea Bonomi Savignon, Denita Cepiku and Marco Meneguzzo 9. Strategic Management and the Centre of Government in Turkey; Hasan Canpolat and Ahmet Kesik 10. State Planning and Budgeting in the Russian Federation; Ekaterina V. Kudryashova PART III: CITY GOVERNMENTS 11. To Use or Not to Use Strategic Planning: Factors City Leaders Consider to make this Choice 12. City Government: Strategic Management and Fiscal Health; Bernard S. Jimenez 13. Strategic Management at the Local Level: City-Regions Managing Global Economic Change; Charles Conteh 14. Environmental Sustainability Strategy and City Government; Dorte Salskov-IvelÃ)