Implementing Public Policy

Submitted by: Trish Reay

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Topic One: Getting Started

Pals, L.A. 1997. Implementation. Beyond policy analysis: Public issue management in turbulent times: 145-186. Scarborough: International Thomson Publishing. Total Pages: 312.

Mintzberg, H., and Bourgault, J. 2004. Managing on the edges. In H. Mintzberg, and J. Bourgault (Eds.), Managing publicly: 29-51. Toronto: The Institute of Public Administration of Canada. Total Pages: 177.

Winter, S.C. 2003. Implementation. Introduction. In B.G. Peters and J. Pierre (Eds.), Handbook of public administration: 205-211. London: Sage. Total Pages: 630.

 

Topic Two: Structure/Governance

Hill, M. and Hupe, P. 2002. Implementation theory: The top-down/bottom-up debate. Implementing public policy: Governance in theory and in practice: 42-56. London: Sage. Total Pages: 231.

Howlett, M. 2000. Managing the “hollow state”: Procedural policy instruments and modern governance. Canadian Public Administration, 43(4): 412-431.

Gow, J.I. 1997. Managing all those contracts: Beyond current capacity?. In M. Charih, and A. Daniels (Eds.), New public management and public administration in Canada: 235-261. Toronto: The Institute of Public Administration of Canada. Total Pages: 328.

 

Topic Three: Power and Politics

Buchanan, D. and Badham, R. 1999. Politics and organizational change: The lived experience. Human Relations, 52(5): 609-629.

Meyerson, D.E. 2001. Radical change, the quiet way. Harvard Business Review, 79(9): 92-100.

Lord, M.D. 2003. Constituency building as the foundation for corporate political strategy. Academy of Management Executive, 17(1): 112-124.

Mark, K. and Hurst, A. 2002. Edmonton Health Sciences Centre. Richard Ivey School of Business, 9B02C046.

 

Topic Four: Organizational Systems

Roberts, A. 2002. Administrative discretion and the access to information act: An “internal law” on open government?. Canadian Public Administration, 45(2): 175-194.

Grizzle, G.A. and Pettijohn, C.D. 2002. Implementing performance-based program budgeting: A system-dynamics perspective. Public Administration Review, 62(1): 51-62.

Delaney, J.G. 1995. The development of school-based management in the Edmonton Public School District.  http://www.mun.ca/educ/faculty/mwatch/vol1/delaney.html: 1-7.  Total pages: 7.

 

Topic Five: Culture

Brunetto, Y. 2001. Mediating change for public-sector professionals. The International Journal of Public Sector Management, 14(6): 465-481.

De Long, D.W. and Fahey, L. 2000. Diagnosing cultural barriers to knowledge management. Academy of Management Executive, 14(4): 113-127.

Denis, J.L., Lamothe, L. and Langley, A. 1999. The struggle to implement teaching-hospital mergers. Canadian Public Administration, 42(3): 285-311.

 

Topic Six: Research to Practice & Private-Public Partnerships

Pfeffer, J. and Sutton, R.I.  2006. Evidence-based management. Harvard Business Review, January. Reprint R0601E: 63-74.  Total pages: 12.

Winfield, M.S., Whorley, D. and Kaufman, S.B. 2002. Public safety in private hands: A study of Ontario’s technical standards and safety authority. Canadian Public Administration, 45(1): 24-51.

Boase, J.P. 2000. Beyond government? The appeal of public-private partnerships. Canadian Public Administration, 43(1): 75-92.

 

Topic Seven: Leadership & Teamwork in Implementing Policy

Pearce, C.L. 2004. The future of leadership: Combining vertical and shared leadership to transform knowledge work. Academy of Management Executive, 18(1): 47-57.  Total pages: 11.

Caro, R.A. 2006. Lessons in power: Lyndon Johnson revealed – A conversation with historian Robert A. Caro. Harvard Business Review, April. Reprint R0604B: 47-52.  Total pages: 6.

Maynard-Moody, S. and Leland, S. 2000. Stories from the front lines of public management: Street-level workers as responsible actors. In Brudney, J.L., O’Toole, L.J. Jr. and Rainey, H.G. (Eds.), Advancing public management: New developments in theory, methods, and practice: 109-123. Washington, Georgetown University Press. Total Pages: 304.

 

Topic Eight: Networks & Wrap-Up

Meier, K.J., and O’Toole, L.J. Jr. 2003. Public management and educational performance: The impact of managerial networking. Public Administration Review, 63(6): 689-699.

Rusaw, A.C. 1998. Implementation and evaluation guidelines. Chap.5 from Transforming the character of public organizations: Techniques for change agents: 57-68 (12 pp). Westport, CT: Quorum Books. Total pages: 242. ISBN: 1567201032.

CASE STUDY: Implementing a new drug and alcohol treatment model in Sacramento County (A). 2001. The Electronic Hallway, Case Teaching Resources from the Evans School of Public Affairs, Box 353060, University of Washington, Seattle, WA  98195-3060 USA.