All Outputs (73)

Public Management in the Postmodern Era: an Introduction (2010)
Book Chapter
Fenwick, J., & McMillan, J. (2010). Public Management in the Postmodern Era: an Introduction. In Public Management in the Postmodern Era: Challenges and Prospects. Edward Elgar Publishing

The reorganization addiction in local government: unitary councils for England (2010)
Journal Article
Elcock, H., McMillan, J., & Fenwick, J. (2010). The reorganization addiction in local government: unitary councils for England. Public Money and Management, 30, 331-338. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2010.525000

Structural reorganization of local government is an addictive habit to which British government ministers and civil servants are peculiarly prone. In the latest instance, several unitary authorities were created where two-tier systems existed
previo... Read More about The reorganization addiction in local government: unitary councils for England.

Exploring leadership development interventions in the Scottish Hospitality Industry (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McMillan, J., Watson, S., Farquharson, L., & Naismith, N. (2010, October). Exploring leadership development interventions in the Scottish Hospitality Industry. Paper presented at EuroCHRIE Conference, Amsterdam

Exploring Proactive Influence Tactics through the Servant Leadership Lens: First Findings (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Farquharson, L., McMillan, J., Naismith, N., & Watson, S. (2010, September). Exploring Proactive Influence Tactics through the Servant Leadership Lens: First Findings. Paper presented at British Academy of Management Annual Conference, University of Sheffield

Public Participation under New Labour: an Unsentimental Review (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fenwick, J., & McMillan, J. (2010, September). Public Participation under New Labour: an Unsentimental Review. Paper presented at Public Administration Committee Annual Conference, Nottingham Trent University

A Scottish perspective on the diagnosis and evaluation of leadership development interventions (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McMillan, J., Watson, S., Farquharson, L., & Naismith, N. (2010, July). A Scottish perspective on the diagnosis and evaluation of leadership development interventions. Paper presented at 10th Developing Leadership Capability Conference, Bristol

Exploring Leadership actions and Practices Influencing Collective Learning: a Complex Relationship? (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McMillan, J., Watson, S., Farquharson, L., & Naismith, N. (2010, June). Exploring Leadership actions and Practices Influencing Collective Learning: a Complex Relationship?. Paper presented at 11th International Conference on Human Resource Development Research and Practice across Europe, Pecs University, Hungary

Public Management in the Postmodern Era Challenges and Prospects (2010)
Book
Fenwick, J., & McMillan, J. (2010). Public Management in the Postmodern Era Challenges and Prospects. Edward Elgar Publishing

Challenging the traditional orthodoxies of public management, this timely and comprehensive book adopts a lively and critical approach to key questions of public policy and management. With state-of-the-art contributions from leading international sc... Read More about Public Management in the Postmodern Era Challenges and Prospects.

The Discourse of Local Partnership in the United Kingdom (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McMillan, J., & Fenwick, J. (2009, September). The Discourse of Local Partnership in the United Kingdom. Paper presented at Public Administration Committee Annual Conference, University of Glamorgan

What Makes a Successful Leader? (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McMillan, J., Peach, R., & Watson, S. (2009, June). What Makes a Successful Leader?. Paper presented at 10th International Conference on Human Resource Development Research and Practice across Europe, Northumbria University

Local government and the problem of English governance (2009)
Journal Article
Fenwick, J., McMillan, J., & Elcock, H. (2009). Local government and the problem of English governance. Local Government Studies, 35(1), 5-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930802574417

The paper is concerned with the problematic nature of English governance. The discussion begins with reference to the reluctance to engage in debates about English national governance. It then poses a series of questions about the balance to be drawn... Read More about Local government and the problem of English governance.

Governance and accountability: a role for social accounts in the sustainable school. (2008)
Journal Article
Gibbon, J., Fenwick, J., & McMillan, J. (2008). Governance and accountability: a role for social accounts in the sustainable school. Public Money and Management, 28, 353-360. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9302.2008.00669.x

Alongside formal systems of governance in secondary education there are important informal relationships of accountability among key stakeholders, organized around
voluntary obligation in the public interest. Developing these accountabilities enhanc... Read More about Governance and accountability: a role for social accounts in the sustainable school..

Understanding Governance in an Era of Fragmentation and Uncertainty: Exploring Alternative Perspectives (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McMillan, J., & Fenwick, J. (2008, December). Understanding Governance in an Era of Fragmentation and Uncertainty: Exploring Alternative Perspectives. Paper presented at Fourth Transatlantic Dialogue on the Status of Intergovernmental and Multi-Level Governance, Bocconi University, Milan

Belonging Communities’ in the New English Councils: The Rhetoric of Leadership? (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McMillan, J., & Fenwick, J. (2008, September). Belonging Communities’ in the New English Councils: The Rhetoric of Leadership?. Paper presented at Public Administration Committee Annual Conference, University of York

Learning, compliance and gender in public management (2008)
Journal Article
McMillan, J., & Fenwick, J. (2008). Learning, compliance and gender in public management. Public Policy and Administration, 23(3), 247-261. https://doi.org/10.1177/0952076708089975

This article offers a critical perspective on the ways in which the learning process in public organizations may be influenced by gender. The discussion considers the difference between the direct impact of gender differences on learning and the indi... Read More about Learning, compliance and gender in public management.

Local Government: An Answer to the Problem of English Governance? (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McMillan, J., Fenwick, J., & Elcock, H. (2008, April). Local Government: An Answer to the Problem of English Governance?. Paper presented at Political Studies Association Annual Conference, University of Swansea

Learning and Change in Public Organisations: What’s the Problem? (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McMillan, J., & Fenwick, J. (2007, October). Learning and Change in Public Organisations: What’s the Problem?. Paper presented at Evaluation, Learning and Change in the Public Sector, Northumbria University

Flagship Councils that will lead the Way? Issues and Tensions in the Reorganisation of the English Counties (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McMillan, J., Fenwick, J., & Elcock, H. (2007, September). Flagship Councils that will lead the Way? Issues and Tensions in the Reorganisation of the English Counties. Paper presented at Public Administration Committee Annual Conference, Belfast

Learning, Gender and Public Management: What’s the Problem? (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McMillan, J., & Fenwick, J. (2006, September). Learning, Gender and Public Management: What’s the Problem?. Paper presented at British Academy of Management, Belfast

Barriers to Internal Learning: Why Do Public Sector Organisations Fail to Learn from Within? (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McMillan, J., Wilding, P., & Fenwick, J. (2006, September). Barriers to Internal Learning: Why Do Public Sector Organisations Fail to Learn from Within?. Paper presented at Public Administration Committee Annual Conference, University of Durham