Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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The Author |
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List of Boxes |
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List of Figures |
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List of Tables |
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1 Creating a New Face for Government |
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An Emerging Crisis at the State and Local Levels |
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The Global Change Movement |
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New Goals, New Strategies |
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Themes of Government in Transformation |
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Theme 1: The "New" Public Management |
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Guiding Change in the United States |
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Theme 2: Next-Generation Technology |
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Theme 3: A Focus on Human Capital and Knowledge Management |
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Theme 4: Enterprise Transformation Policy |
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2 The Shape and Scope of Changes in Government |
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A Need for Transformation |
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Change at the Sandia National Laboratories |
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Five Important Change Success Factors |
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Factor One: The Need for Leadership |
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Factor Two: Recognition of a Crisis and Its Urgency |
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Factor Three: Developing a "Must Be" Vision |
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Factor Four: Applying the Necessary Resources and Will to Succeed |
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Factor Five: Selecting Appropriate Performance Metrics |
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Changing the Face of Government |
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Four Levels in the Transformation Process |
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Level I: Identifying and Assessing a Transformation Trigger |
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Level II: Evaluating and Improving Work Processes |
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Level III: Embracing Appropriate Transformation Perspectives |
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The Social and Behavioral Perspective in Transformation |
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Level IV: Achieving Desired Change Outcomes |
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Improving the Probability of Organizational Change |
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3 Forces Driving Changes in Government |
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Environmental Forces Shaping the Face of Government |
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Declining Citizens' Trust in Government |
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New Policy Concerns and Performance Management |
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Shift in Policy Priorities |
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Declining Resources and Aging Technology |
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Environmental Changes Hit Michigan Child Support |
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Retirements and the Hollowing Out of Government |
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The Explosion in Government Retirements |
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Changes in Organizational Culture and Structure |
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Classifying Government Organizations |
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Features of Public Organizations |
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Forms of Government Organizations |
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Bureaucratic Organizations |
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Collegial Organizational Culture |
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Entrepreneurial Organizations |
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Cooperation and Collaboration for New Delivery Systems |
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4 Preparing an Organization to Accept Change |
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Importance of Organizational Culture |
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Role of Culture and Climate in Organizational Transformation |
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Changes at the U.S. Postal Service |
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Committing the Organization to Change |
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How Cultural Factors Constrain Change Efforts |
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Impact on Government Agencies |
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How Increasing Diversity Drives Organizational Change |
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Need for a New Operating Ethos |
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Three Strategies for Generating a Culture Change |
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The Shifting Character of Administrative Thinking |
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Changing the Values of the Government Workforce |
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The Need to Involve the Entire Organization in the Change |
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A Way of Assessing Staff Attitudes |
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Steps to Follow in the Change Process |
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Step 1: Identify Potential Culture-Based Problems |
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Culture through the Organization Life Cycle |
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Step 2: Identify Problem Issues |
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Step 3: Identify Optimal Change Strategies |
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Step 4: Build Bottom-Up Commitment for Change |
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Step 5: Implement Change Strategies |
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Step 6: Assess Progress and Renew Commitment |
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5 Patterns of Change in Government |
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Patterns of Change in Government |
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Changing the Rules of Government |
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Changing the Rules at the DOE |
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Changing the Rules at the U.K. Health Service |
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Performance-Management Practices |
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Networks, Partnerships, and Coalitions |
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Recommendations of the Task Force |
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Factors Resisting the Patterns of Change |
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A Choice of Change Strategies |
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6 How Public Managers Shape and Direct Change |
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The Role of Public Managers in Strategic Management |
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Three Core Sets of Management Activities |
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Level One Activities: Environmental Analysis, Vision, and Mission |
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Level Two: Managing Resources and Assets |
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Level Three: Operational Systems |
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Identifying and Selecting Strategies |
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Planning Transformation Tactics |
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Performance Outcome Measurements and Controls |
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7 How Technology Is Shaping the Face of Government |
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Technology and Transformational Change |
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How ICT Affects Government Operations |
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Implementing Changes at HHS |
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Technology and the Nature of Work |
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Technology and Enterprise Architecture Initiatives |
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Enterprise Architecture at the State Level |
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Enterprise Architecture at the Federal Level |
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Federal Strategies to Upgrade ICT |
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Accelerated Pace of Adoption |
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Technology and Organizational Reengineering |
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Technology-Driven Change at the FAA |
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Federal Accomplishments in Enterprise Architecture |
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8 Technology and Systems Change |
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The Difficulty of Changing a Functioning System |
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Process-Facilitating Systems |
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Changing Work with Integrative, Enterprisewide Systems |
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Changing Operating Systems: The Case of the DLA |
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Business Model Change Strategies |
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Business System Modernization |
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Business System Modernization-Energy |
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The Customer Relationship Management System |
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Integrated Data Environment Changes |
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Programs for Changing the Workforce |
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Supply-Chain Transformation |
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Strengthening Relationships with Suppliers |
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Strategic Supplier Alliances |
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National Inventory Management Strategy |
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Reutilization and Modernization Program |
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Customer Value-Chain Transformation Strategies |
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The Distribution Planning and Management System |
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The Product Data Management Initiative |
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The Global Stock-Positioning System |
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Changes to the DLA's Governance and Structure |
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Planning for ICT Systems at the Municipal Level |
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9 People and the Changing Face of Government |
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Human Capital and Transformational Change |
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Human-Capital Management in Government |
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Challenges Facing Human Resources Managers |
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Challenges in Sustained Leadership |
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A Human-Capital Leadership Challenge |
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Strategic Human-Capital Planning |
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Activities at the First, Preplanning Level |
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Planning Activities of Level Two |
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Model the Current Workforce |
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Assess Future Needs and Project Future Supply |
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Gap Analysis and Gap-Closing Strategies |
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Implementation Activities of Level Three |
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Implementing Gap-Closing Strategies |
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Evaluating Effectiveness and Strategy Revision |
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Key Principles in Human-Capital Planning |
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Challenges in Acquiring, Developing, and Retaining Talent |
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Challenges in Reforming Organizational Cultures |
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10 Changing Government Work Processes |
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Systems and Work Processes |
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Value Deficiencies as Drivers of Transformation |
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Improving Current Work Processes |
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Changing How Work Gets Done |
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GSA: A Shared Services Pioneer |
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Outsourcing Government Services |
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Shared Services in State and Local Government |
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Shared Government Services in Australia |
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Transformation by Performing Different Work |
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Outsourcing Internal Services |
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Privatization, Contracting Out, and PublicPrivate Partnerships |
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11 How Delivery Changes Are Reshaping Government |
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Evolution of E-Government |
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Monitoring E-Government Progress |
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A Single-Entry Point for E-Government |
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E-Government at the State and Local Levels |
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The Global E-Government Movement |
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Government E-Learning Strategies |
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Expanded Access to Information |
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The Internet in E-Learning Strategies |
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12 Expanding the Delivery Structure of Government |
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Changes in Public Responsibilities |
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New Governance Strategies |
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Governance Strategy Defined |
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Variations in Governance Strategy |
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Moving toward Greater Cooperation |
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Top-Down Governance Strategies |
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Donor-Recipient Strategies |
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Two New Governance Models |
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Collaborative Governance Models |
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Program/Project Partnering |
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Private/Public Collaboration Strategies |
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Local Area Public/Public Collaboration |
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Federal/Local Public/Public Collaboration |
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Outsourcing Delivery of Services |
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The Downside of Government Outsourcing |
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13 How Knowledge Facilitates Change in Government |
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What KM Can and Cannot Do |
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The Evolution of KM and KM Systems |
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How KM Helps Reshape Government |
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Transferring and Integrating Knowledge |
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Coding and Storing Knowledge |
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Use of Web Sites by Local Governments |
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14 Preparing for Change: Trouble at the Sheriff's Office |
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Development of an Assessment Instrument |
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Instrument Factors and Survey Administration |
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Differences in the Department's Hierarchy |
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Administrative-Level Summaries |
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Organizational Climate and Readiness to Accept Change |
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References |
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Appendix A: Organizational Assessment Instrument |
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Appendix B: URLs for Various Federal E-Government Transformation Reports |
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Index |
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