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Making Local Authority Managers More Businesslike

Making Local Authority Managers More Businesslike Discusses one Councils introduction of an innovative compulsorycompetitive tendering scheme. Goes on to show that with selfassessmentexercises, in addition to reorganization of all the various membersdepartments, even the biggest local authority can make majorimprovements in its managerial training and operational arrangements.Explains the various personnel training methods and looks at thetraining programmes design and development which involved KPMG PeatMarwick and the Birmingham City Council, which has one million customersunder its umbrella. Shows how both parties can gain from theclientconsultant relationship and concludes that the 200 managers whohave been through the programmes have rated highly the experience, whichinvolved new ideas and methods. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Public Sector Management Emerald Publishing

Making Local Authority Managers More Businesslike

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Emerald Publishing
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0951-3558
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10.1108/09513559210008750
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Abstract

Discusses one Councils introduction of an innovative compulsorycompetitive tendering scheme. Goes on to show that with selfassessmentexercises, in addition to reorganization of all the various membersdepartments, even the biggest local authority can make majorimprovements in its managerial training and operational arrangements.Explains the various personnel training methods and looks at thetraining programmes design and development which involved KPMG PeatMarwick and the Birmingham City Council, which has one million customersunder its umbrella. Shows how both parties can gain from theclientconsultant relationship and concludes that the 200 managers whohave been through the programmes have rated highly the experience, whichinvolved new ideas and methods.

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International Journal of Public Sector Management – Emerald Publishing

Published: Jan 1, 1992

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