Strategic Management in Public Sector

Author: Chen Zhenming
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: This series of teaching materials strives to embody the following characteristics: First, systematic and comprehensive, covering the main knowledge areas of public administration and public management education; Second, reflecting the latest achievements in the field of public administration and public management research at home and abroad, providing latest information, data, and multi-perspective thinking space for educators, students, and practitioners in the field of public administration and public management; Third, reflecting the characteristics of Master of Public Administration (MPA) professional education, emphasizing practicality and focusing on the cultivation of abilities. For this reason, in addition to teaching general theoretical knowledge, a large number of case studies are included in the teaching materials; Fourth, closely integrating traditional Chinese administrative thought, advanced foreign management theories, and China's practical management practices, striving to connect theory with practice. Public Sector Strategic Management is a new branch or research approach within the discipline of public management. Its rise is a product of the development of globalization, informatization, and the knowledge economy, especially the contemporary government reform movement, and it constitutes an important part of the transition from the traditional public administration paradigm to the public management paradigm. As a new management approach or way of thinking, strategic management is increasingly gaining attention from public sector managers.