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Unleashing innovation in public agencies

Springer, Christine G. - 2011

Nurturing continuous innovation and renewal in public agencies is not only important but critical to successful public management in an environment of change. Innovation is a tool for transforming the entire culture of organizations and there is a growing recognition that fostering a culture of...

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Engendering an innovative culture and maintaining operational balance

Hyland, Paul W.; Beckett, Ronald C.; Reinvention Network - Central Queensland University; University of Western Sydney; … - 2005

This paper aims to identify key elements of innovative culture using innovation audit tools. The research seeks to determine if factors such as the ability to collaborate are important in building a culture that supports innovation. Many firms are continually scanning the environment for sources...

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Managing innovation through social architecture, learning and competencies : a new conceptual approach

Murray, Peter; Blackman, Deborah A. - Macquarie University; University of Western Sydney; … - 2004

Innovative narratives are represented, at times almost prescribed, in the management literature. While the key to developing competencies is fundamentally linked to many innovative practices and processes, the fundamentals of innovation cannot be separated from values, from learning, from...

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Coporate culture in a democratice South Africa

Visser, Ronelda - 2006

This study investigated whether the different home languages of employees of a large financial institution in the Western Cape had an influence of their perception of organisational structure and processes.The author conducted a series of interviews with management-level employees who speak...

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Guanxi, Trust, and long-term orientation in Chinese business markets

Lee, Don; Dawes, Philip L. - 2005

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COPING WITH ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL PERSPECTIVE

Bussell, Stephen L. - 2011

This paper introduces a unified model for organizational change that is designed to help change analysts think through the decision-making process. Most organizational leaders do not manage change effectively because they fail to acquire the minimum amount of information necessary to make a...

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National geprägte Unternehmenskultur am Beispiel Schwedens

Werner, Eva Charlotte - 2009

Unternehmenskultur ist ein interdisziplinärer Begriff. Einerseits findet er Anwendung im Rahmen der … international tätigen Unternehmen anhaften kann: Es ist dies die nationale Prägung von Unternehmenskultur. Eine sich stellende Frage … ist, ob es objektiv feststellbare nationale Besonderheiten und Spezifika in der Unternehmenskultur gibt. In der …

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The results of a management redesign: A case study of a private child welfare agency

Ezell, Mark; Casey, E.; Pecora, P. J.; Grossman, C.; … - 2002

This paper reports on the restructuring of a large, private nonprofit, child welfare agency, and includes a description of the change objectives, the process of planning and implementing the changes, and the impact of the changes. The findings discussed here focus on changes in staff turnover...

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ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AT THE SERVICE DELIVERY LEVEL: AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PERCEIVED REACTION TO CHANGE INITIATIVES IN MORAL

Cochran, Larry - 2006

As the speed of change increases, federal agencies are challenged more often to develop and implement improvements to existing programs, new programs to meet new needs, or adjustments to programs based on changed circumstances of delivery. Built on the foundation of systems theory, expectancy...

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Guest editorial : special issue on public sector reform and accounting change : guest editorial note

Mellett, Howard; Ryan, Christine M. - 2008

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to introduce and review the papers contained in the special issue on accounting and organizational change in the public sector and reflects on their key themes and findings - design, methodology and approach. The paper draws on general desk research and the...

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