Downsizing the Federal Government: Management of Public Sector Workforce Reducti

Description: Downsizing the Federal Government by Vernon D. Jones This text explores the effects of the corporate downsizing of the 1970s and 1980s which still reverberate in American society in the 1990s. It focuses on the implementation of the Clinton administrations "reinventing government" initiative across three federal agencies. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The main focus of downsizing has shifted from the private to the public sector. The cutbacks began in the Department of Defense. Now the goal is a federal civilian workforce reduction of 12 percent by the year 2000.This pioneering study looks at the management of workforce reductions in the public sector both in theory and in practice. Three case studies -- of the Defense Logistics Agency, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the Food and Drug Administration -- illustrate the organizational, managerial, and human dimensions of attempting to improve performance with reduced resources. The author draws on extensive interviews with senior executives and middle managers in the three agencies; at the General Accounting Office, the Office of Personnel Management, and the National Performance Review; the Senior Executives Association and the Federal Managers Association; and scholars and researchers.In a larger sense, this work pushes the boundaries of knowledge concerning organizational change and makes a significant contribution to organization theory. It offers important new insights not only for public sector managers but for organization theorists and management specialists whose work on downsizing has been presumed but not shown to be applicable to the public sector. Author Biography Vernon D Jones Table of Contents 1: Downsizing Strikes the Federal Government; 2: Selecting Downsizing Agencies for Study; 3: The Defense Logistics Agency; 4: The Bureau of Reclamation; 5: The Food and Drug Administration; 6: Managing Downsizing: Lessons Learned; 7: Overcoming Downsizings Greatest Challenges Details ISBN0765601192 Series Bureaucracies, Public Administration, & Public Policy Language English ISBN-10 0765601192 ISBN-13 9780765601193 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1998 Publication Date 1998-05-31 Illustrations tables, figures, bibliography, index Short Title DOWNSIZING THE FEDERAL GOVERNM Pages 296 Subtitle Management of Public Sector Workforce Reductions DOI 10.1604/9780765601193 AU Release Date 1998-05-31 NZ Release Date 1998-05-31 US Release Date 1998-05-31 UK Release Date 1998-05-31 Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Author Vernon D. Jones Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Alternative 9780765601186 DEWEY 352.690973 Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134441962;

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