02329nam a2200385Ia 4500 ebr10120592 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 050407s2005 dcu sb 001 0 eng d 2005009621 0815797761 9780815748991 (paper : alk. paper) 081574899X (paper : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)61396482 JF1525.O73 K45 2005eb 352.3/67 22 Kelman, Steven. Unleashing change [electronic resource] : a study of organizational renewal in government / Steven Kelman. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2005. x, 308 p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-295) and index. Introduction: Organizational change and improving the performance of government -- The traditional procurement system and the difficulties of change -- Discontent on the front lines -- Joining the reform coalition -- Changes at the top and the unleashing of reform -- Initiating change : implications for theory and practice -- How a change effort feeds on itself : theory -- How a change effort feeds on itself : evidence -- From attitude to behavior -- "Deepening" and organizational change -- Consolidating change : implications for theory and practice. "Drawing on the experience of procurement reform in the Reinventing Government initiative of the 1990s, as well as organization theory and psychology, this book presents a comprehensive approach to improving performance in big public sector organizations that addresses both theory and practice"--Provided by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Organizational change. Public administration. Government purchasing. Administrative agencies Reorganization. Government productivity. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10120592 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 217050 217050