Public management : organizations, governance, and performance / Laurence J. O`Toole and Kenneth J. Meier.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-308) and index.

Machine generated contents note: List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1. Public management and performance: an evidence-based perspective; 2. A model of public management and a source of evidence; 3. Public management in interdependent settings: networks, managerial networking and performance; 4. Managerial quality and performance; 5. Internal management and performance: stability, human resources and decision making; 6. Nonlinearities in public management: the role of managerial capacity and organizational buffering; 7. Public management in intergovernmental networks: managing structural networks and managerial networking; 8. Public management and performance: what we know, and what we need to know; Glossary; References; Index.