Public management in the information age

Bekker, K , Minnaar, F

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The world of the 21st century is not the world of the 20th century. A silent; yet all-embracing social revolution has swept the globe: a shift from the Industrial to the Information Age. With it; the underlying paradigms on which society; organisations and theories of management were built have largely lost their relevance. Although much has been said and written about the need for governments to adapt to the new realities that have resulted from the transformed paradigms; the world lacks practical; tangible solutions for responding to these changes. This book concentrates on doing exactly that. It analyses the trends that may be regarded as manifestations of transition; as the world struggles to get to grips with deeply entrenched paradigms and traditional truths in order to deliver services effectively and restore the declining relationship between government and its clients - the Information Age citizenry. The book is based on the notion that in order to meet the demands of the Information Age; service delivery organisations will have to respond to the demands of the environment. Based on this theory; the book analyses the applicability of traditional government bureaucracy and identifies current trends in the transformation of systems of governance; management and organisations. This book concludes by sketching a scenario based on the analysis of the systems and structures required for delivering services in the Information Age.

R 558.00
9780627030390
2.55 mb
English
2012-01-01
Van Schaik Publishers
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