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Author: Kevin P. Kearns
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Edition: Lst ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 16.10cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 24.30cm
Weight: 0.499kg
ISBN: 9780787902285
ISBN 10: 0787902284
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 15 March 1996
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
Kevin Kearns' book presents a practical rather than an idealistic approach to accountability, an approach that is broad and flexible enough for many different types of organizations....Reading the book will provide much food for thought about the challenges of managing a public or nonprofit organization. (Government Finance Review) -Managing for Accountability offers a practical and plausible approach to developing and maintaining meaningful accountability.- (Terry L. Cooper, professor, School of Public Administration, University of Southern California) -I recommAnd this book to anyone involved or interested in becoming involved in nonprofit or public service organizations and environments. It is subtle and clear, with strategic pointers on how to mobilize in response to changing circumstances in the public arena today. Managing for Accountability is a useful handbook to all who can learn to smile, cry, and moan their way through public service.- (William J. Coyne, Congressman, Pennsylvania) -An absolutely splAndid book--much needed and virtually definitive as a guide to thinking about, and executing, accountability activities in public and nonprofit organizations. Managing for Accountability is comprehensive, realistic, practical, and sophisticated.- (Vic Murray, professor, Voluntary Sector Management Program, York University) -Kevin Kearns' book presents a practical rather than an idealistic approach to accountability, an approach that is broad and flexible enough for many different types of organizations....Reading the book will provide much food for thought about the challenges of managing a public or nonprofit organization.- (Government Finance Review) Managing for Accountability offers a practical and plausible approach to developing and maintaining meaningful accountability. (Terry L. Cooper, professor, School of Public Administration, University of Southern California) I recommAnd this book to anyone involved or interested in becoming involved in nonprofit or public service organizations and environments. It is subtle and clear, with strategic pointers on how to mobilize in response to changing circumstances in the public arena today. Managing for Accountability is a useful handbook to all who can learn to smile, cry, and moan their way through public service. (William J. Coyne, Congressman, Pennsylvania) An absolutely splAndid book--much needed and virtually definitive as a guide to thinking about, and executing, accountability activities in public and nonprofit organizations. Managing for Accountability is comprehensive, realistic, practical, and sophisticated. (Vic Murray, professor, Voluntary Sector Management Program, York University) Kevin Kearns' book presents a practical rather than an idealistic approach to accountability, an approach that is broad and flexible enough for many different types of organizations....Reading the book will provide much food for thought about the challenges of managing a public or nonprofit organization. (Government Finance Review)
Managing for Accountability offers a practical and plausible approach to developing and maintaining meaningful accountability. (Terry L. Cooper, professor, School of Public Administration, University of Southern California) <br> I recommAnd this book to anyone involved or interested in becoming involved in nonprofit or public service organizations and environments. It is subtle and clear, with strategic pointers on how to mobilize in response to changing circumstances in the public arena today. Managing for Accountability is a useful handbook to all who can learn to smile, cry, and moan their way through public service. (William J. Coyne, Congressman, Pennsylvania) <br> An absolutely splAndid book--much needed and virtually definitive as a guide to thinking about, and executing, accountability activities in public and nonprofit organizations. Managing for Accountability is comprehensive, realistic, practical, and sophisticated. (Vic Murray, professor, Voluntary Sector Management Program, York University) <br> Kevin Kearns' book presents a practical rather than an idealistic approach to accountability, an approach that is broad and flexible enough for many different types of organizations....Reading the book will provide much food for thought about the challenges of managing a public or nonprofit organization. (Government Finance Review)
Managing for Accountability offers a practical and plausibleapproach to developing and maintaining meaningful accountability. (Terry L. Cooper, professor, School of Public Administration, University of Southern California) I recommAnd this book to anyone involved or interested in becominginvolved in nonprofit or public service organizations andenvironments. It is subtle and clear, with strategic pointers onhow to mobilize in response to changing circumstances in the publicarena today. Managing for Accountability is a useful handbook toall who can learn to smile, cry, and moan their way through publicservice. (William J. Coyne, Congressman, Pennsylvania) An absolutely splAndid book--much needed and virtually definitiveas a guide to thinking about, and executing, accountabilityactivities in public and nonprofit organizations. Managing forAccountability is comprehensive, realistic, practical, andsophisticated. (Vic Murray, professor, Voluntary Sector ManagementProgram, York University) Kevin Kearns' book presents a practical rather than an idealisticapproach to accountability, an approach that is broad and flexibleenough for many different types of organizations....Reading thebook will provide much food for thought about the challenges ofmanaging a public or nonprofit organization. (Government FinanceReview)
Author Information
KEVIN P. KEARNS is associate professor and associate dean of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Puttsburgh. He is also director of the certificate program in nonprofit management at that school.
