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Problem-solving and Learning for Public Services and Public Management : Theory and Practice, Hardback Book

Problem-solving and Learning for Public Services and Public Management : Theory and Practice Hardback

Part of the Springer Texts in Business and Economics series

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In this textbook readers will acquire knowledge of problem-solving and learning to enhance both efficiency and the experience of service users in rapidly changing service environments, that can create new service models.

Emphasizing that, above all else, individuals are at the centre of services, the book goes deeply into the nature of public services and their logic-of-practice.

By applying learning and problem-solving approaches, the reader gains practical capabilities in addition to an appreciation of the latest research literature.

Following a multidisciplinary, international approach, the book suggests a new typology of problem-framing and presents many examples of how new service solutions can be created in any public service context.  The book offers a conceptual toolkit to understand and analyse dynamically changing services and the application of new technologies.

Topics covered include pressing issues surrounding public services, such as e-technology, digitalisation, e-services, artificial intelligence, entrepreneurialism, sustainability, climate, inequality, developing economies, and smart cities.

Chapters follow a similar structure: issue, problems, what we know, learning framework, worked example, theory and practice conclusions, as well as teacher and learner notes.

Addressing advanced undergraduate and graduate students of public administration, public management, political science, sociology, computer science, and information systems, the book will also be a valuable resource for practitioners, i.e. experts and managers in public organizations, professionals in organizations working at the business and public sectors, consultants, and IT suppliers.

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