{"product_id":"going-public-3","title":"Going Public","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe public sector currently employs around 40 percent of all union members in the United States. Pressures for cost-effective and quality government services have placed new demands on the labor-management relationship. A fluctuating set of expectations about the appropriate responsibilities of government and a shifting political culture are severely testing the ability of the public sector to meet demands for increased accountability and expanded services.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEspecially in an age of knowledge workers, the traditional division between labor and management regarding leadership and work may no longer be viable. \u003cem\u003e Going Public\u003c\/em\u003e examines the forces affecting labor and management and the prospects for adopting service-oriented cooperative relationships as a key strategy for meeting the expanded demands on the public sector.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Robert R. Albright, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Lorenzo Bordogna, University of Milan; Jonathan Brock, University of Washington; John F. Burton Jr., Rutgers University; Adrienne E. Eaton, Rutgers University; Stephen Goldsmith, Harvard University; Jeffrey H. Keefe, Rutgers University; Charles Kerchner, Claremont Graduate School; David B. Lipsky, Cornell University; Martin H. Malin, Chicago-Kent College of Law; Marick F. Masters, University of Pittsburgh; Sonia Ospina, New York University; Terry Thomason, University of Rhode Island; Robert M. Tobias, American University; Paula B. Voos, Rutgers University; Allon Yaroni, New York University\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"edited by Jonathan Brock and David B. Lipsky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53616520003964,"sku":"9780913447864","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/9780913447864_90e1c158-8218-49c6-84e0-753ce8db1ea9.jpg?v=1725625066","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/going-public-3","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}