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Three ways to minimise professionals’ resistance to governmental change using the policy alienation model
No full textWhy do public service professionals resist some changes, while embracing others? Lars Tummers is an expert on the analysis of ‘policy alienation’. He has studied problems that professionals working in a range of sectors – including healthcare, social security and education – face in implementing new government policies. The conclusions he draws challenge the common assertions as to why professionals show resistance to adopting change
Vecht niet tegen het saaie imago
No full textLui, saai en suf. Ambtenaren komen maar niet van hun slechte imago af. Ze verzetten zich tot vervelens toe tegen dit beeld. In plaats van te vechten tegen negatieve stereotypen kunnen publieke organisaties positieve beelden – en die zijn er volop - omarmen. Laat zien dat werken bij de overheid zinvol is en dat een gezonde werk-privébalans mogelijk is, stelt hoogleraar Lars Tummers
Book review: policy alienation and the power of professionals: confronting new policies by Lars Tummers
No full textWhy do public professionals resist policy changes? In this book Lars Tummers argues that we can use the concept of policy alienation - a “general cognitive state of psychological disconnection from a policy” that professionals can feel - to understand why. Case studies cover the implementation of new health policies in the Netherlands and discuss the factors that influence whether policies are resisted. Julián López-Murcia finds the policy alienation concept to be a significant contribution to debates regarding the organization of public services
Policy alienation and the power of professionals: Confronting new policies
No full textProfessionals often have problems with governmental policies they have to implement. This ranges from Israeli teachers striking against school reforms, via British civil servants quitting their jobs as they have problems with New Public Management reforms focused on cost cutting, to US healthcare professionals feeling overwhelmed by a constant flow of policy changes, resulting in tensions, conflicts, and burn-outs. This eloquent book by Lars Tummers develops a framework to understand these important issues with policy implementation, using the innovative concept of ‘policy alienation’. Policies in healthcare, social security, and education are analyzed. The conclusions challenge the common assertions regarding the reasons why professionals resist policies. For instance, the impact of professional influence, often viewed as an end in itself, is nuanced. Lars Tummers reveals that it is far more important for professionals that a policy is meaningful for society and for their clients, than they have an influence in its shaping. Policy Alienation and the Power of Professionals is essential for public administration scholars, policymakers, change managers and professionals. To improve its academic and practical significance, a ‘policy alienation’ questionnaire is developed to measure the degree of policy alienation felt by implementers. This instrument can be used to first understand and then improve policy performance in various settin
Vecht niet tegen het saaie imago
No full textLui, saai en suf. Ambtenaren komen maar niet van hun slechte imago af. Ze verzetten zich tot vervelens toe tegen dit beeld. In plaats van te vechten tegen negatieve stereotypen kunnen publieke organisaties positieve beelden – en die zijn er volop - omarmen. Laat zien dat werken bij de overheid zinvol is en dat een gezonde werk-privébalans mogelijk is, stelt hoogleraar Lars Tummers
Policy alienation and the power of professionals: Confronting new policies
No full textProfessionals often have problems with governmental policies they have to implement. This ranges from Israeli teachers striking against school reforms, via British civil servants quitting their jobs as they have problems with New Public Management reforms focused on cost cutting, to US healthcare professionals feeling overwhelmed by a constant flow of policy changes, resulting in tensions, conflicts, and burn-outs. This eloquent book by Lars Tummers develops a framework to understand these important issues with policy implementation, using the innovative concept of ‘policy alienation’. Policies in healthcare, social security, and education are analyzed. The conclusions challenge the common assertions regarding the reasons why professionals resist policies. For instance, the impact of professional influence, often viewed as an end in itself, is nuanced. Lars Tummers reveals that it is far more important for professionals that a policy is meaningful for society and for their clients, than they have an influence in its shaping. Policy Alienation and the Power of Professionals is essential for public administration scholars, policymakers, change managers and professionals. To improve its academic and practical significance, a ‘policy alienation’ questionnaire is developed to measure the degree of policy alienation felt by implementers. This instrument can be used to first understand and then improve policy performance in various settin
Reptricket. Förord till Lars Gustafsson: Mot noll
No full textIntroduction to a collection of philosophical essays by Swedish author Lars Gustafsson (b. 1936)
Leadership and Job Demands-Resources Theory: A Systematic Review
No full textData for article Tummers, L.G. & Bakker, A.B. (2021). "Leadership and Job Demands-Resources Theory:
A Systematic Review". Frontiers in Psychology
Author Functions in Lars Kepler\u27s The Hypnotist: An Analysis
No full textThis paper examines Foucault\u27s notion of the author function as it pertains to Lars Kepler\u27s bestselling 2011 crime thriller, The Hypnotist. Lars Kepler is the pseudonym of a Swedish husband-wife writing duo, making him the perfect subject for analysis centering on illusory notion of the author. This paper will answer these questions: Who is the true author of The Hypnotist? What factors influence the author function of this bestelling novel? And what can The Hypnotist phenomenon tell us about the relationships between authors and their readers? This paper will demonstrate that no literary works may be ascribed to an individual person, and that authors hold no privileged knowledge of the works they produce, because authors cease to be authors the moment pen is lifted from page
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