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  | | Government for the Future Reflection and Vision for Tomorrow's Leaders (IBM Center for the Business of Government) by Mark A. Abramson, Daniel J. Chenok, John M. Kamensky, Abramson/Kamensky/Ch Paperback, 264 Pages, Published 2018 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN-13: 978-1-5381-2170-2, ISBN: 1-5381-2170-0 "In recognition of its 20th anniversary, The IBM Center for the Business of Government offers a retrospective of the most significant changes in government management during that period and looks forward over the next 20 years to offer alternative scenarios as to what government management might look like by the year 2040. Part I will discuss significant management improvements in the federal government over the past 20 years, based in p ..." |
 | | The Operator's Manual for the New Administration (IBM Center for the Business of Government) by Mark A. Abramson, Jonathan D. Breul, John M. Kamensky, Martin G. Wagner Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2008 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-6330-8, ISBN: 0-7425-6330-8 "In her report to the IBM Center, University of Baltimore's Ann Cotten sets forth the following key steps: q Step One: You must first find out whether your organization is already undertaking a workforce planning effort. If such an initiative is under way, ask to be briefed on it and probe about its linkage to your strategic goals for the organization. If workforce planning is not under way, get it started. q Step Two : As part of it ..." |
 | | E-Government 2001(240th Edition) (IBM Center for the Business of Government) by Mark A. Abramson, Grady E. Means, France Belanger, Steven Cohen, William Eimicke, Janine S. Hiller, Anthony M. Townsend, David C. Wyld, Abramson/Means Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2001 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-1338-9, ISBN: 0-7425-1338-6 "E-Government 2001 provides in-depth case studies of the "state" of e-government today. The book chronicles the "early days" of e-government and presents a collective snapshot in time as to where governments--at the federal, state, and local levels--are today as they continue their march toward e-government. Case studies include analysis of the use of auction models by government, privacy strategies for e-government, e-commerce applicati ..." |
 | | What Government Does How Political Executives Manage by Mark A. Abramson, Paul Lawrence Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2014 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-3243-3, ISBN: 1-4422-3243-9 "To understand the challenges of political leadership and how top executivessucceed in accomplishing an Administration’s objectives, business-in-governmentexperts Paul R. Lawrence and Mark A. Abramson present the findingsof a four-year study of top political appointees in the Obama Administration.The 42 participants—Deputy Secretaries and agency heads—provide casestudies of how each approaches the management challenges and achievesthe mi ..." |
 | | Transforming Organizations(240th Edition) (IBM Center for the Business of Government) by Mark A. Abramson, Paul R. Lawrence, R. Steven Daniels, Marilyn A. Deluca, Kimberly A. Harokopus, W. Henry Lambright, Gary J. Young, Abramson/Lawrence Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2001 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-1315-0, ISBN: 0-7425-1315-7 |
 | | Succeeding as a Political Executive(Reprint) Fifty Insights from Experience by Mark A. Abramson, Paul R. Lawrence, Abramson/Lawrence Paperback, 188 Pages, Published 2016 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-6930-9, ISBN: 1-4422-6930-8 "Succeeding as a Political Executive: Fifty Insights from Experience is based on the real-life experience of 64 high-level executives who served in the Obama Administration. Most were at the agency head level. From 2009 to 2015, the authors conducted a series of interviews with these individuals, gaining insights into running government organizations. This book is aimed at those interested in the transition of power to the next president ..." |
 | | The Procurement Revolution(Updated) (IBM Center for the Business of Government) by Mark A. Abramson, Roland S. Harris, Kalman Kaplan, Abramson/Harris Paperback, 480 Pages, Published 2003 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-3273-1, ISBN: 0-7425-3273-9 |
 | | Learning the Ropes Insights for Political Appointees (IBM Center for the Business of Government) by Mark A. Abramson, Paul R. Lawrence, Chris Wye, Joseph A. Ferrara, Dana Michael Harsell, Judith E. Michaels, Lynn C. Ross, John H. Trattner, Abramson/Lawrence Ed Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2005 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-4986-9, ISBN: 0-7425-4986-0 "Learning the Ropes: Insights for Political Appointees is geared to providing helpful advice to new political appointees on a variety of topics related to the challenge of managing in government. Chapter two by Judith Michaels presents key lessons learned from two surveys of previous political appointees, as well as personal interviews with nearly 50 former political executives from both Democratic and Republican administrations. Chapter ..." |
 | | Leaders (IBM Center for the Business of Government) by Mark A. Abramson, Kevin M. Bacon, Contributor-Mark Schneider, Janet Vinzant Denhardt, Robert B. Denhardt, Mark W. Huddleston, Professor W. Henry Lambright, Beryl A. Radin, Norma M. Riccucci, Paul A. Teske, Abramson/Bacon Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2002 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-2334-0, ISBN: 0-7425-2334-9 "Leaders provides six in-depth studies of leaders who demonstrate a new style of leadership for the 21st century. W. Henry Lambright describes how Dr. Francis Collins is leading the Human Genome Project at the National Institutes of Health. Norma Riccucci presents a case study of how Dr. Helene Gayle led the nation's fight against HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. Beryl Radin analyzes the leadership style of Donna Shalala ..." |
 | | Innovation (IBM Center for the Business of Government) by Mark A. Abramson, Ian D. Littman, Contributor-Sandford Borins, Contributor-Jonathan Walters, Janet Vinzant Denhardt, Robert B. Denhardt, William B. Eimicke, Scott E. Tarry Paperback, 232 Pages, Published 2002 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-2266-4, ISBN: 0-7425-2266-0 "Innovation provides five in-depth studies on the 'state' of innovation in government today. Jonathan Walters analyzes what he has learned from studying winners of the Ford Foundation/Kennedy School Innovations in Government awards program. Sandford Borins examines the five building blocks of innovation. Janet Vinzant Denhardt and Robert Denhardt tell us how Phoenix created a culture of innovation within city government. William Eimicke ..." |
 | | Paths to Making a Difference(2nd Edition) Leading in Government by Paul R. Lawrence, Mark A. Abramson, Abramson/Lawrence Paperback, 270 Pages, Published 2012 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-1308-1, ISBN: 1-4422-1308-6 "To understand the challenges of political leadership and how top executives succeed in accomplishing an administration's objectives, business in government experts Paul R. Lawrence and Mark A. Abramson present the findings of a two year's study of top political appointees in the Obama administration. The participants—deputy secretaries and agency heads—provide case studies of how each approaches the management challenges and achieves th ..." |
 | | Paths to Making a Difference Leading in Government by Paul R. Lawrence, Mark A. Abramson, Abramson/Lawrence, Marc Andersen, Werner Lippuner, Ken Quaglio Hardcover, 184 Pages, Published 2011 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-1307-4, ISBN: 1-4422-1307-8 |
 | | Government for the Future Reflection and Vision for Tomorrow's Leaders (IBM Center for the Business of Government) by Mark A. Abramson, Daniel J. Chenok, John M. Kamensky, Abramson/Kamensky/Ch Hardcover, 264 Pages, Published 2018 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN-13: 978-1-5381-2169-6, ISBN: 1-5381-2169-7 "In recognition of its 20th anniversary, The IBM Center for the Business of Government offers a retrospective of the most significant changes in government management during that period and looks forward over the next 20 years to offer alternative scenarios as to what government management might look like by the year 2040. Part I will discuss significant management improvements in the federal government over the past 20 years, based in p ..." |
 | | Collaboration(4th Edition) Using Networks and Partnerships: Using Networks and Partnerships (The Ibm Center for the Business of Government Book Series) by Robert Klitgaard, John M. Kamensky, Thomas J. Burlin, Mark A. Abramson, Samuel M. Demarie, Professor Emeritus Robert Agranoff, Elaine C. Kamarck, John W. Scanlon, William M. Snyder, Gregory F. Treverton, Robert Agranoff, Contributor-John W., Kamensky/Burlin, William L. Waugh, Unknown Unknown Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2004 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-3514-5, ISBN: 0-7425-3514-2 "As government faces more complex problems, and citizens expect more, the way government delivers services and results is changing rapidly. The traditional model of government agencies administering hundreds of programs by themselves is giving way to one-stop services and cross-agency results. This translation implies collaboration--within agencies; among agencies; among levels of governments; and among the public, private, and nonprofit ..." |
 | | Human Capital 2002 (IBM Center for the Business of Government) by Mark A. Abramson, Nicole Willenz Gardner, Contributor-Carol Chetkovich, Contributor-Ray Blunt, Contributor-Barry Rubin, Ruby Butler Demesme, Contributor-Richard Rubin, Contributor-Barry Sugarman, J. Edward Kellough, Katherine C. Naff, Hal G. Rainey, Michael D. Serlin, Contributor-Ruby... Paperback, 440 Pages, Published 2002 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-2277-0, ISBN: 0-7425-2277-6 "Human Capital 2002 provides eight studies on the 'state' of human capital in government today. Carol Chetkovich discusses the challenge of recruiting the best and the brightest to government. Hal G. Rainey describes how four federal agencies are using special authorities to 'win the war for talent.' Ray Blunt presents two studies on how government can better develop its future leaders. Michael D. Serlin describes the need for increased ..." |
 | | Performance and Credibility Developing Excellence in Public and Nonprofit Organizations by Joseph S. Wholey, Mark A. Abramson, Christopher Bellavita Hardcover, 307 Pages, Published 1985 by Lexington Books ISBN-13: 978-0-669-11037-1, ISBN: 0-669-11037-X |
 | | What Government Does How Political Executives Manage by Mark A. Abramson, Paul Lawrence 208 Pages, Published 2014 by Rowman & Littlefield ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-3244-0, ISBN: 1-4422-3244-7 "“I was anxious to get started,” recalls Victor Mendez. “The confirmation process had taken longer than I had anticipated. I was nominated in April 2009 and confirmed in July. “I had experience with the Federal Highway Administration ( FHWA) during my time as Director of the Arizona Department of Transportation. I had a good sense of the career leadership at FHWA. I thought they were very solid. And I thought that FHWA was well posit ..." |
 | | New Ways of Doing Business(376th Edition) (IBM Center for the Business of Government) by William Eimicke, Anne Laurent, Jerry Mitchell, John P. Bartkowski, Gary C. Bryner, John J. Callahan, Richard C. Hula Professor, Jocelyn M. Johnston, Helen A. Regis, Mark A. Abramson, Ann M. Kieffaber, Steven Cohen, Steven Cohen Md, Abramson/Bryner/Kief Paperback, 376 Pages, Published 2003 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-3360-8, ISBN: 0-7425-3360-3 "In their introduction, the editors of New Ways of Doing Business assert that in retrospect, it will be apparent that today's government, that of the early years of the 21st century, "was undergoing its most significant transformation since the decade of the 1930's when direct government-delivered services grew significantly as part of the New Deal." This newest volume in the IBM Endowment for the Business of Government series is an inva ..." |
 | | Performance and Credibility Developing Excellence in Public and Nonprofit Organizations by Mark A. Abramson, Joseph S. Wholey, Christopher Bellavita Paperback, 317 Pages, Published 1986 by Lexington Books ISBN-13: 978-0-669-11680-9, ISBN: 0-669-11680-7 "Scholarship. Program. Stephen. A. Kapp. Program evaluations can play a key role in the continuing struggle for effective program delivery. This chapter will describe the contributions of three efforts to evaluate the effectiveness of AAL's All-College Scholarship Program. Specifically, the chapter will illustrate: a process for utilizing evaluation findings to improve program performance; how the evaluation improved management's un ..." |
 | | Transforming Organizations(240th Edition) (IBM Center for the Business of Government) by Mark A. Abramson, Paul R. Lawrence, R. Steven Daniels, Marilyn A. Deluca, Kimberly A. Harokopus, Professor W. Henry Lambright, Gary J. Young Hardcover, 240 Pages, Published 2001 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-1314-3, ISBN: 0-7425-1314-9 "Transforming Organizations provides in-depth case studies of outstanding government executives who dramatically changed both the performance and management of their organizations. The book includes case studies of Dan Goldin of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Ken Kizer of the Veterans Health Administration, James Lee Witt of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and four high-ranking government officials who change ..." |
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