Reply to Mikesell and Birskyte, and to Cyr and Swanson

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Public Administration ReviewVolume 67, Issue 3 p. 579-583 Reply to Mikesell and Birskyte, and to Cyr and Swanson Hal G. Rainey, Corresponding Author Hal G. Rainey University of Georgia Hal G. Rainey is the Alumni Foundation Distinguished Professor in the Department of Public Administration and Policy of the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia. His research concentrates on organizations and management in government with an emphasis on performance, change, leadership, incentives, privatization, and comparisons of governmental management to management in the business and nonprofit sectors. The third edition of his book Understanding and Managing Public Organizations was published in 2003. He was recently elected a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.E-mail: [email protected] James R. Thompson is an associate professor in the Graduate Program in Public Administration at the University of Illinois–Chicago, where he teaches courses in public personnel management, information technology, and public management. Before earning his doctorate, he worked in local government in New York State at the city and county levels. His research focuses on organizational change and bureaucratic reform in the public sector. He has also done extensive research and writing on the modernization of human resource management practices in government. He and coauthor Hal Rainey are currently working on a book on the modernization of the Internal Revenue Service.E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorJames Thompson, Corresponding Author James Thompson University of Illinois Hal G. Rainey is the Alumni Foundation Distinguished Professor in the Department of Public Administration and Policy of the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia. His research concentrates on organizations and management in government with an emphasis on performance, change, leadership, incentives, privatization, and comparisons of governmental management to management in the business and nonprofit sectors. The third edition of his book Understanding and Managing Public Organizations was published in 2003. He was recently elected a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.E-mail: [email protected] James R. Thompson is an associate professor in the Graduate Program in Public Administration at the University of Illinois–Chicago, where he teaches courses in public personnel management, information technology, and public management. Before earning his doctorate, he worked in local government in New York State at the city and county levels. His research focuses on organizational change and bureaucratic reform in the public sector. He has also done extensive research and writing on the modernization of human resource management practices in government. He and coauthor Hal Rainey are currently working on a book on the modernization of the Internal Revenue Service.E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Hal G. Rainey, Corresponding Author Hal G. Rainey University of Georgia Hal G. Rainey is the Alumni Foundation Distinguished Professor in the Department of Public Administration and Policy of the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia. His research concentrates on organizations and management in government with an emphasis on performance, change, leadership, incentives, privatization, and comparisons of governmental management to management in the business and nonprofit sectors. The third edition of his book Understanding and Managing Public Organizations was published in 2003. He was recently elected a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.E-mail: [email protected] James R. Thompson is an associate professor in the Graduate Program in Public Administration at the University of Illinois–Chicago, where he teaches courses in public personnel management, information technology, and public management. Before earning his doctorate, he worked in local government in New York State at the city and county levels. His research focuses on organizational change and bureaucratic reform in the public sector. He has also done extensive research and writing on the modernization of human resource management practices in government. He and coauthor Hal Rainey are currently working on a book on the modernization of the Internal Revenue Service.E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorJames Thompson, Corresponding Author James Thompson University of Illinois Hal G. Rainey is the Alumni Foundation Distinguished Professor in the Department of Public Administration and Policy of the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia. His research concentrates on organizations and management in government with an emphasis on performance, change, leadership, incentives, privatization, and comparisons of governmental management to management in the business and nonprofit sectors. The third edition of his book Understanding and Managing Public Organizations was published in 2003. He was recently elected a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.E-mail: [email protected] James R. Thompson is an associate professor in the Graduate Program in Public Administration at the University of Illinois–Chicago, where he teaches courses in public personnel management, information technology, and public management. Before earning his doctorate, he worked in local government in New York State at the city and county levels. His research focuses on organizational change and bureaucratic reform in the public sector. He has also done extensive research and writing on the modernization of human resource management practices in government. He and coauthor Hal Rainey are currently working on a book on the modernization of the Internal Revenue Service.E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 11 June 2007 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6210.2007.00740.xRead the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. 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