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Author : Eric Gerard Van Otteren
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)
Download or read book Factors of Successful Strategic Planning Efforts in Municipal Government written by Eric Gerard Van Otteren and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Roger L. Kemp
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 135117732X
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (511 download)
Download or read book Strategic Planning in Local Government written by Roger L. Kemp and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-01-12 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows how and why strategic planning is working in cities around the country. It illustrates how this technique enables a city to plan its future proactively and shows how local governments use it to solve current problems and make sure they continue to reach their goals. Using seventeen case studies from a diverse mix of cities, it outlines the components of successful strategic planning, including program design, needs and capabilities assessment, implementation, and ongoing evaluation. In this book, you'll see how planners use strategic planning to synthesize population trends, economic conditions, business trends, strategies, and objectives. The authors emphasize that the planning process is not entirely theoretical; real world factors-like support from politicians-is crucial. This casebook includes discussion questions with each case. Also included is a chapter devoted solely to a strategic planning model. These features make the book valuable not only to planners on the job but also to students in planning and public administration.
Author : Gerald L. Gordon
Publisher : International City/County Management Association(ICMA)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Strategic Planning for Local Government written by Gerald L. Gordon and published by International City/County Management Association(ICMA). This book was released on 1993 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James L. Mercer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313368783
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)
Download or read book Strategic Planning for Public Managers written by James L. Mercer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1991-05-09 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for local government managers and administrators, this pioneering work offers a clear and comprehensive guide to the use of strategic planning techniques in the public sector. The author presents a concise overview of the strategic planning process, defines the terms involved, and provides a step-by-step methodology for organizations ready to move into the actual implementation of strategic planning. In addition to differentiating between community-based, corporate, functional, and defined-purpose strategic planning processes, Mercer explains the delineation between strategic and tactical planning and offers practical approaches to overcoming barriers to the use of strategic planning in the public sector arena. Throughout, the author makes extensive use of case studies of strategic planning programs implemented by a variety of local government and public sector organizations. Mercer begins by describing how strategic planning can be both an effective tool for dealing with change and a technique of organizational development. He goes on to provide detailed instructions on how to prepare to conduct strategic planning, how to determine strategic issues, the importance of a values audit, and how to develop an environmental scan or assessment. Subsequent chapters address determining organizational threats and opportunities, composing the mission statement, defining critical success factors and indicators, planning strategies, and assessing strategic risks and benefits. Finally, the author shows how to perform an internal assessment of ability to actually adopt and carry out strategies, the importance of contingency planning, and how to tie strategic planning to the budget and evaluate the process. The public sector manager experienced with strategic planning techniques can use the guide as a handy reference to particular aspects of the process, while those new to strategic planning will find this an indispensable aid in developing and implementing their own internal strategic planning processes.
Author : Donna L. Sorkin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Strategies for Cities and Counties written by Donna L. Sorkin and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Călin Emilian Hințea
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030034364
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Strategic Planning in Local Communities written by Călin Emilian Hințea and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comparative international study of the patterns of planning in local governments. While strategic planning has been a field of interest for public management and administrative science for over half a century there are very few cross-national studies of the specifics of planning in local governments. The book analyses the planning activities of local authorities in 7 diverse countries: France, Hungary, Romania, Russia, Spain, Turkey and USA. Although theoretical models of strategic planning are used, the book’s findings point to a very diverse and interesting environment with cultural, political and legal factors playing a significant role in shaping how planning is done in each country.
Author : Roger L. Kemp
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Strategic Planning for Local Government written by Roger L. Kemp and published by McFarland. This book was released on 1993 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You'd think strategic planning would be obvious. It has long been a common practice in the corporate world. It has, however, only recently been applied to the public sector. Local governments find such planning increasingly useful as they strive to overcome the constraints imposed by traditional, short-term government planning practices.These 24 articles examine sound (proven) public sector strategic planning theories. They demonstrate the different kinds of planning used in 16 successful governments, and provide assessments of the future of this important tool.
Author : John M. Bryson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 100064524X
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Toward a More Strategic View of Strategic Planning Research written by John M. Bryson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-08-15 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book summarizes the current state of research on strategic planning and offers an agenda for future research. The book edition comes with a new introduction that argues that strategising by public, non-profit and business organisations should be a major focus of research. Strategising is what links aspirations, capabilities, and implementation. Strategic planning should be viewed as one approach, but not the only approach, to strategising. A focus on strategising prompts researchers to consider issues of vertical and horizontal alignment of purpose, including across sectors; competence and scalability; co-production; decision-making and change management; and trust, transparency, authenticity and accountability. Additionally, the role of various strategising techniques and information technology should be analysed further. Beyond the book’s introductory overview of the field, chapters focus on the following topics: planning styles collaboration, strategic plans, and government performance impacts of context and political responsibilities on government strategic planning efforts impacts of strategic planning in municipal governments impacts of austerity on strategic planning and government performance The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal, Public Management Review.
Author : Jaroslaw Ignacy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (137 download)
Download or read book Selection Criteria of Strategic Goals for Local Government written by Jaroslaw Ignacy and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aim: Local development strategy is a widespread and commonly used instrument in public management. Strategies are applied by municipalities to develop their full potential. A key factor in effective use of strategies for local development are criteria for selecting strategic goals. The article is an attempt to provide applicable selection criteria recommended for local authorities for selection of strategic goals. Methods: Finding a solution to this crucial part of creating any local development strategy required a range of different exploratory methods and techniques. The research process was based on mixed (both qualitative and quantitative) research methods. Purposeful sampling was applied for choosing in-depth interviews. Results: Despite the huge differences in the level of development of municipalities in Lower Silesia they exhibit remarkable similarities in the ways of creating and selecting goals. The conduced research showed that the criteria applied were inconsistent and varying which was a crucial drawback from the viewpoint of strategic management. The lack of stable, objective criteria impaired an effective attainment of strategic goals which in result hampered the implementation of local development strategy. Conclusions: The combination of results of literature review and advanced empirical research allowed to provide selection criteria applicable for selecting strategic goals. They should be considered as a starting point to create “good practices” regarded as general pattern solutions for local authorities. Practical implications: Research results indicate a neglected area in the field of local development - municipalities are mainly unaware of the factors resulting in dramatically low level of implementation of strategic plans. Identified problems require local governments to take actions to overcome them. Current solutions to selecting strategic goals are unsatisfactory. The criteria presented in this paper offer crucial applicable recommendations to help municipalities overcome diverse difficulties of selecting goals in local development strategies. The additional value is the fact that the application of suggested criteria does not require large financial input, and are likely to support public sector's development efforts.
Author : Thomas E. Plant
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780919779846
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (798 download)
Download or read book Strategic Planning for Municipalities written by Thomas E. Plant and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Vaughn Mamlin Upshaw
Publisher : Local Government Board Builder
ISBN 13 : 9781560118770
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (187 download)
Download or read book Strategic Planning for Elected Officials written by Vaughn Mamlin Upshaw and published by Local Government Board Builder. This book was released on 2017-02-20 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The term strategic planning describes a process through which people first agree on a desired future and then organize their resources and efforts toward meeting those long-term goals. A strategic plan defines what you want to accomplish for your organization or community and provides a road map for moving forward and staying on track. The authors, as trainers and facilitators, have helped communities of all sizes and varying characteristics work through strategic planning processes. This book is their way of offering those potential benefits to others. A free PDF download of the table of contents is available (https://www.sog.unc.edu/publications/books/strategic-planning-elected-officials-setting-priorities-2017!/details). See the Local Government Board Builders Series webpage for other books in the series and related School of Government publications (https://www.sog.unc.edu/resource-series/local-government-board-builders-series-0).
Author : Michael Wallner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Factors Explaining Government Officials' Perceptions of Citizen Engagement in the Municipal Strategic Planning Process written by Michael Wallner and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Research has suggested that citizen engagement in local government decisions is important for sustaining democratic ideals. However, scholars are still working to understand how those responsible for organizing citizen engagement at the local level perceive such efforts. There has also been little work examining how citizen engagement is integrated in strategic planning processes at the municipal level of government. This study aims to address both gaps by investigating contemporary factors impacting government officials' perceptions of citizen engagement in strategic planning processes. Collaborative Governance Theory (CGT) focuses on creating an environment where community members can develop, debate, and negotiate ideas or concepts that impact their local communities. The theory describes what effective institution, collaboration, leadership, and incentives look like in community engagement processes. In my tristate study (Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming), I examine the practical citizen engagement efforts utilized by city managers and mayors to assess two concepts. First, how well do the engagement methods proposed by CGT explain actual strategic planning processes? Second, do municipal leaders perceive that citizen engagement processes are beneficial to the strategic planning process? Data was collected on a variety of variables drawn from the CGT model, and data related to citizen engagement in municipal strategic planning processes. Data was analyzed using ordinary least squares (OLS), as well as ordinal and binomial logistic regression analyses. Findings indicate that the presence of institutions, collaboration, and leadership, key variables in CGT, increase government officials' perceptions that citizen engagement in the strategic planning process is both beneficial and impacts the public policy process. The findings also indicate that education and income, which are two key variables used to measure power and resources in the CGT model, are insignificant when measuring government officials' perceptions of citizen engagement in the strategic planning process. Lastly, the findings of this study suggest that economic and education indicators (average household income, average % with Bachelor's degree) do not impact citizen engagement in the strategic planning process at the municipal level of government."--Boise State University ScholarWorks.
Author : Steve Leach
Publisher : Financial Times/Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 : 9780273624141
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (241 download)
Download or read book Strategic Planning and Management in Local Government written by Steve Leach and published by Financial Times/Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1998 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years strategic planning and management have experienced a renaissance in local government. Focusing on practical and realistic concerns, this book explains the reasons behind this revival and will help you understand the origins and theory of corporate strategy in local government. It will enable you to: * understand the qualities and purposes of 'mission statements, and 'strategic visions, * develop strategic initiatives in organisational climates which may be hostile * link corporate strategies to the budget * identify appropriate organisational machinery for developing and implementing strategy * implement strategy in partnership with other agencies * assess strategic effectiveness * gain political commitment to strategies Strategic Planning and Management in Local Government is part of the Managing Local Government Series which is published in association with the Institute of Local Government Studies (INLOGOV) at the School of Public Policy, University of Birmingham.
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Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780919779945
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (799 download)
Download or read book Roadmap to Success written by and published by . This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John B. Olsen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (42 download)
Download or read book The Game Plan written by John B. Olsen and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Karl Kresl
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1847204333
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (472 download)
Download or read book Planning Cities for the Future written by Peter Karl Kresl and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book delivers an inspiring, first-hand insight into the state of urban competitiveness and how cities may make the best use of it. . . Kresl gives a well-informed insight into urban problems and related strategies, based on a carefully deployed comparative approach. Markus Hesse, Growth and Change This volume delves into issues overlooked in many texts about the EU and will be useful for courses in European and international studies and local government. Recommended. G.T. Potter, Choice Peter Kresl brings unique and invaluable empirical evidence, from the early 1990s through to 2005, to examine the relationship between urban competitiveness and economic-strategic planning for ten internationally networked cities within the EU. Planning Cities for the Future links the study of urban economic competitiveness with urban planning and is able to ascertain the crucial factors for success in this area of public policy. These factors include effective governance, leadership and monitoring of performance. The author also reveals how economic turbulence macro-economic stagnation, the emergence of competitors such as China and Central Europe and the introduction of the euro for example all have distinct impacts on the economic development of cities. He also suggests that today s economic strengths may create tomorrow s social pathologies, a fact which city planners must always keep in mind. Peter Kresl s book offers examples of cities that got it right and others that did not. Scholars and researchers interested in public sector economics, urban economic development and planning as well as city planners themselves will find much to interest and stimulate them in this book.
Author : Emanuele Padovani
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136515631
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)
Download or read book Managing Local Governments written by Emanuele Padovani and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Local Government is an area where management skills are tested to the extreme. With political considerations evident both locally and nationally, managing resources can be complex and subject to change. This book introduces new concepts and new ways of doing business that can greatly enhance the value of the services a local government provides to its citizens, without putting a greater financial burden on taxpayers. Padovani and Young present out-of-the-box thinking based on solid research and experience to discuss topics such as: Incorporating outcome indicators into strategic planning and budgeting Building a LG’s budget with ‘cost drivers’ Expanding the concept of ‘enterprise funds’ Assessing and better managing the risk associated with outsourcing Using the concept of ‘shadow pricing’ to compare public with private sector costs for services This book is a must-read for students of public administration and management, senior and middle managers in local governments around the world, and citizens who are concerned with more effective management of their local government’s programs and services. A list of suggested extra case studies for each chapter, and a description of the process to follow for ordering them, may be obtained by sending an email to [email protected]. You should request the document "Case Study Suggestions for Managing Local Governments".
