Public management research: Towards relevance

Head, Brian William (2010) Public management research: Towards relevance. Public Management Review, 12 5: 571-585.

Author	Head, Brian William
Title	Public management research: Towards relevance
Journal name	Public Management Review (ERA 2012 Listed) (ERA 2010 Rank B) Check publisher's open access policy
Publication date	2010-09
Sub-type	Article
DOI	10.1080/14719031003633987
Volume number	12
Issue number	5
ISSN	1471-9037; 1471-9045
Start page	571
End page	585
Total pages	15
Place of publication	Oxon, United Kingdom
Publisher	Routledge
Collection year	2011
Language	eng
Abstract	Are public management researchers sufficiently addressing the contemporary challenges and changes in the real world of public management, including the challenges identified by public management practitioners themselves? If research is to be relevant for senior public managers, it should engage with these contemporary trends and challenges. The article thus raises some normative as well as analytical aspects of research. Research effort should place considerable weight on understanding and responding to the challenges articulated by public management practitioners. This will enable researchers and practitioners to navigate better the ‘swamp’ of complex and wicked problems, rather than be content with theory-building on the ‘high ground’. © 2010 Taylor & Francis.
Keyword	Management priorities Research agenda Research priorities Research relevance Theory and practice
Q-Index Code	C1
Q-Index Status	Confirmed Code
Institutional Status	UQ

Document type:	Journal Article
Sub-type:	Article
Collections:	Institute for Social Science Research - Publications Official 2011 Collection

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