Developments in Strategic and Public Management

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.

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-Iversen PART IV: NETWORKS AND STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT 15. Strategic Management in the Welfare State: Practice and Consequences -The Case of Flanders; Joris De Corte and Bram Verschuere 16. Managing Service Delivery Networks Strategically; Daniela Cristofoli, Laura Maccio, Josip Markovi?, and Marco Meneguzzo 17. Managing Strategically in CollaborativeNetworks: The Importance of Strategic Leveraging; Myrna P. Mandell and Robyn Keast 18. Strategic Governance in Public Agencies; Jan-Erik Johanson 19. Conclusions: Strategic Management Capabilities; Paul Joyce, John Bryson and Marc Holzer