Strategic Management in Public Organizations : European Practices and Perspectives (Paperback)

Introduction  1. Overview of strategic management in the public sector in Europe Paul Joyce and Anne Drumaux  Part I: Strategic Management in Practice (Varieties and Different Contexts)  2. Strategic Management at National Government Level in Denmark Morton Froholdt  3. Strategic Management Schools of Thought and Practices in the Public Sector in Norway Aage Johnsen  4. Strategic Management in Finnish Municipalities Ismo Lumijarvi and Ulriika Leponiemi  5. From Urban Planning to Smart Collaborative Strategies: Lessons from Italian Cities Benedetta Trivellato and Dario Cavenago  6. Using Cultural Events as Strategic Levers for Territorial Governance Design in the French Context Charlene Arnaud and Bruno Tiberghien  Part II: Key Roles in the Strategic Process - Political and Administrative Leaders, and Don’t Forget the Citizens  7. Political Leaders and Public Administrators in Finland: Key Values and Stumbling Blocks in Decision-Making and Interaction Vuokko Niiranen and Minna Joensuu  8. Competencies for Effective Strategic Leadership in Estonia? Eve Limbach-Pirn  9. When Civic Culture Meets Strategy: Exploring Predictors of Citizen Engagement in Participatory Strategic Plans in Italy Daniela Cristofoli, Laura Maccio and Marco Meneguzzo  Part III: Does it work?  10. A State of Research on Strategic Management in the Public Sector: an Analysis of the Empirical Evidence - Bert George and Sebastian Desmidt  11. How Dynamic Capabilities Mediate the Link Between Strategy and Performance Isabella Proeller, Alexander Kroll, Thomas Krause, and Dominic Vogel  12. Strategic Competence-Based Management in Finnish Health Care Services Seja Ollila and Pirkko Vartiainen  Part IV: Reforms, Developments, and Challenges  13. Strategic Management and Budgetary Reforms: a Meta-Analysis of Benefits and Anomalies in OECD Countries Anne Drumaux  14. Strategic Management and Public Management Reforms in Turkey Ahmet Kesik and Hasan Canpolat  15. The Development of the Strategic State and the Performance Management of Local Authorities in England Peter Murphy  16. Driving Strategic Change Through Management Tools: The Case of Program-Based Budgeting in French Higher Education Emil Turc and Robert Fouchet  17. Reshuffling the Strategic Management System to Develop Capacity for Strategic Agility: the Case of Lithuania Jurgita ?iug?dinien?, Egl? Gaul? and Rimantas Rauleckas  18. Strategic Management in the Italian NHS: the Implementation of "Cost-cutting" Plans for Regional Health Services Sephan Kunz, Gloria Fiorani and Marco Meneguzzo  Conclusion  19. The Development of the Strategic State in Europe Paul Joyce and Anne Drumaux