Handbook of Theories of Public Administration and Management: (Elgar Handbooks in Public Administration and Management)

This innovative Handbook offers a wide-ranging overview of the multi-faceted field of public administration and management. It provides a broad approach to the discipline, addressing the range of descriptive, normative and critical theories required to diagnose public service issues and prescribe administrative action.   Chapters assess the state of the field, presenting a comprehensive roadmap for future theoretical development. Featuring contributions from top international experts, the Handbook considers the key theories on the role, function and organization of public administration. It further offers critical insights on the people who work in public management, and a broad range of significant perspectives on the field. Interdisciplinary and comprehensive, it applies leading and emerging theories in public administration and management and applies them to latent and developing issues of public service and the relationship between government and society.   This Handbook provides a far-reaching analysis of the field for scholars, researchers and graduate students of public administration and management, particularly those interested in an international or comparative approach to the field. Its theoretical insights will also benefit policymakers and practitioners working in public service provision in need of both trusted and innovative public management solutions.

Table of Contents:
Contents: Introduction to the Handbook of Theories of Public Administration and Management 1 Thomas Andrew Bryer PART I THEORIES ON THE ROLE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 1 Public administration and politics: the art of separation 7 Patrick Overeem 2 Public administration and citizen participation: from isolation to activism to skepticism 19 Thomas Andrew Bryer and Nina Alvandipour 3 Public administration ethics: looking back and moving forward 30 So Hee Jeon 4 Social equity and public administration 43 Susan Gooden and Anthony Starke 5 Social justice theory in public administration: a review of critical perspectives in public administration 54 Kareem Willis and Tia Sherèe Gaynor PART II THEORIES ON THE FUNCTION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 6 Performance: making sense of forests and trees 67 Kathryn Newcomer and Clint Brass 7 Collaborative governance: processes, benefits and outcomes 80 Sofia Prysmakova-Rivera and Olga Pysmenna 8 Public sector branding: understanding and applying the concept 98 Staci M. Zavattaro and M. Blair Thomas 9 Digital government: analytical models, underlying theories, and emergent theoretical perspective 105 Qianli Yuan, Mila Gasco-Hernandez and J. Ramon Gil-García 10 Understanding administrative law: an essential skillset for public sector management 124 Stephanie P. Newbold 11 Municipal management: seeking a theoretical perspective on form of government and performance 137 Kimberly Nelson PART III THEORIES ON THE PEOPLE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 12 Public service lala-land: public service motivation research and its researchers 152 Palina Prysmakova 13 Personnel management: improving employee and organizational performance 168 Mauricio Astudillo-Rodas and Norma M. Riccucci 14 Religiosity: emphasizing public service 180 Daniel Hummel 15 Leadership: the demise and rebirth of charisma in public administration and management research 189 Ulrich Thy Jensen 16 Diversity: what it is and what it isn’t 198 Brandi Blessett 17 Gender: expanding theory in public administration and policy 207 Nicole M. Elias and Maria J. D’Agostino PART IV THEORIES ON THE ORGANIZATION OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 18 Evolution and change in public organizations: efficiency, legitimacy and the resilience of core organizational elements 221 Jesse W. Campbell 19 Strategic management: public sector view 234 Jan-Erik Johanson 20 Inter-organizational relations: citizen-centered resource integration in times of complexity 252 Erik Eriksson and Andreas Hellström PART V INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT 21 Chile: public administration after the New Public Management 264 Cristian Pliscoff 22 Lithuania: public administration reforms during 2008–20 275 Vitalis Nakrošis 23 Chinese public administration research in mainstream PA journals: a systematic review (2002–20) 286 Hui Li and Jiasheng Zhang 24 United Kingdom: the rise and fall and rise of contemporary public administration 299 John Diamond 25 Decentralisation in Pakistan and India: a comparative review and policy implications 308 Aamer Taj and Muhammad Nouman 26 Russia: transformation of public administration in the context of digitalization 322 Nina Symanuk Index

About the Author :
Edited by Thomas A. Bryer, Professor, School of Public Administration, University of Central Florida, US and Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania

Review :
‘Public administration is a wide-ranging and amorphous field. To make sense of it all requires a diverse range of theoretical perspectives. That is exactly what this excellent volume delivers, providing the reader with fresh perspectives on both the classic and novel big questions for governing.’ ‘This book is essential reading for all those scholars and practitioners who want to gain a deeper understanding of the balancing act ever-present in public administration and management to cope with classic and emerging dilemmas and the normative dimensions thereof. It sets the research agenda for the coming years.’