Strategic Management in the Public Sector

Dr Paul Joyce is an Associate at INLOGOV, University of Birmingham, UK, and a Visiting Professor in Public Management at Leeds Beckett University, UK. He is the author of Strategic Leadership in the Public Sector (Routledge, 2017) and Strategic Management and Public Governance: Strategy Execution in the Public Sector (Routledge, 2022).

• Part I. Foundations of Public-Sector Strategic Management 1. Introduction 2. The Process School 3. Process into Practice Part II. Strategic Thinking and Governance 4. Strategic Inquiry 5. Public Value 6. Legitimacy and Strategic Governance 7. Strategic Policy 8. Collaborative Authority Part III. The Strategic State 9. The Strategic State

“The first edition of this book coincided with the start of the Sustainable Development Goals global initiative. The second edition takes a quantum jump forward by developing grounds for a Strategic State theory. The strength of this book is its concrete development of Strategic State practices by elaborating how to connect to Whole-of-Government and Whole-of-Society policies and capabilities. Joyce’s book tells you exactly what you need to know to strategically walk the strategic talk, in a shared and sustainable way.”Geert Bouckaert, KU Leuven Public Governance Institute, Belgium"The second edition of Strategic Management in the Public Sector offers an original perspective on contemporary public sector strategic management, combining new theoretical insights with practical application. Rich in international case studies, comparative analysis and examples from government practice, it is designed for an international readership and is supported throughout by discussion questions and practical exercises for students, practitioners and executive programmes."Purshottama Sivanarain Reddy, Graduate School of Business and Leadership, University of Kwa Zulu-Natal, South Africa"This second edition of Paul Joyce’s excellent book, Strategic Management in the Public Sector, is an update and a reconceptualisation of core themes in the discourses and practices in strategic management in government and public governance. In addition to critically reviewing established theories, for example on planning, the book also develops further the capability perspective and the theory of the strategic state. Combining reviews of theory with examples, comparative analyses, and cases, the book is an excellent text for post-graduate courses and executive master programmes in public administration, public policy, and public management, as well as being a very useful resource for researchers and practitioners."Professor Åge Johnsen, Oslo Business School, Department of Public Administration and Governance, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway"Paul Joyce has made a distinguished scholarly contribution to the development of public-sector strategic management. This important new edition advances the field through original perspectives on strategic governance, public value and the strategic state, while consistently linking theory with practice. Combining rigorous scholarship with clear relevance for contemporary public management, it is an invaluable resource for postgraduate students, academics and reflective practitioners seeking to strengthen strategic leadership and improve public outcomes."Philip Whiteman, Department of Public Administration and Policy, University of Birmingham, UK