Description
Product ID: | 9781506346359 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Series: | Public Affairs and Policy Administration Series |
Title: | The Ethics of Dissent |
Subtitle: | Managing Guerrilla Government |
Authors: | Author: Rosemary O'Leary |
Page Count: | 216 |
Subjects: | Public administration, Public administration |
Description: | Select Guide Rating From “constructive contributors”" to “deviant destroyers,” government guerrillas work clandestinely against the best wishes of their superiors. These public servants are dissatisfied with the actions of the organizations for which they work, but often choose not to go public with their concerns. In her Third Edition of The Ethics of Dissent, Rosemary O’Leary shows that the majority of guerrilla government cases are the manifestation of inevitable tensions between bureaucracy and democracy, which yield immense ethical and organizational challenges that all public managers must learn to navigate. Winner of the 2021 “Best Book Award” from the Academy of Management Division of Public and Nonprofit Management! From “constructive contributors”" to “deviant destroyers,” government guerrillas work clandestinely against the best wishes of their superiors. These public servants are dissatisfied with the actions of the organizations for which they work, but often choose not to go public with their concerns. In her Third Edition of The Ethics of Dissent, Rosemary O’Leary shows that the majority of guerrilla government cases are the manifestation of inevitable tensions between bureaucracy and democracy, which yield immense ethical and organizational challenges that all public managers must learn to navigate. New to the Third Edition:
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Imprint Name: | CQ Press |
Publisher Name: | SAGE Publications Inc |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2019-04-02 |