Resources for Renewal

A participatory approach to the modernization of municipal organizations in Finland

Editors
Satu Kalliola | University of Tampere
Risto Nakari | University of Tampere
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ISBN 9789027217806 (Eur) | EUR 68.00
ISBN 9781556198342 (USA) | USD 102.00
 
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ISBN 9789027299468 | EUR 68.00 | USD 102.00
 
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In the 1990s, the public sector has experienced the same kind of productivity pressures as has the private sector in most of the western countries. In Finland, the state and the local government organs have pursued to meet these demands by cutting down their personnel costs and by applying various models of New Public Management. This book sheds light on the possibilities of solving the problems in public sector modernization by changing the modes of operations of work organizations. The results presented in the book are based on development expriences in Finnish municipalities, and cover a period of eight years (1991-1998).The participative approach is focused on the simultaneous development of the quality of working life and the productivity of services along the lines of Organizational Assessment. Thus, the book addresses some of the central issues within the debate on action research and on the modernization of the public services, such as “top-down” and “bottom-up” developments and the impact for the customers. A special feature in the book is a description of trade unions as actors in the development process and the role of trade union officials as developers.
[Dialogues on Work and Innovation, 10] 1999.  iv, 177 pp.
Publishing status: Available
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Cited by 3 other publications

Farnham, David, Annie Hondeghem & Sylvia Horton
2005. Staff Participation in the Public Services. In Staff Participation and Public Management Reform,  pp. 54 ff. DOI logo
Paul Hager, Kalliola, Satu, Risto Nakari & Ilkka Pesonen
2006. Learning to make changes: democratic dialogue in action. Journal of Workplace Learning 18:7/8  pp. 464 ff. DOI logo
Payne, Jonathan
2004. Re-Evaluating the Finnish Workplace Development Programme: Evidence from Two Projects in the Municipal Sector. Economic and Industrial Democracy 25:4  pp. 485 ff. DOI logo

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Subjects

Main BIC Subject

KJM: Management & management techniques

Main BISAC Subject

BUS085000: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior
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U.S. Library of Congress Control Number:  99034000 | Marc record