This Element explores the role of public managers as designers. Drawing from systems-thinking and strategic management, a process-tracing methodology is used to examine three design processes whereby public managers develop strategies for adapting to climate change, build the requisite capabilities and evaluate outcomes. Across three cases, the findings highlight the role of managers as 'design- oriented' integration agents and point to areas where additional inquiry is warranted. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
By:
Aaron Deslatte (Indiana University Bloomington) Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 228mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 6mm
Weight: 150g ISBN:9781009101363 ISBN 10: 1009101366 Series:Elements in Public and Nonprofit Administration Pages: 75 Publication Date:15 December 2022 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
1. Introduction: design processes in local sustainability; 2. Strategy assemblage: designing conceptual futures in south bend; 3. Recovery and realignment: organizational capabilities and their codification in Bloomington; 4. Reverse-Engineering performance: outcome identification in Indianapolis; 5. Institutionalizing design processes: challenges and future directions for managing city sustainability; Glossary of terms; Bibliography.