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OverviewThis book explores how the European Commission faced the challenge of enlargement. Based on extensive interviews, the work provides a lively and readable picture of life within the Commission, exploring how thousands of newcomers were recruited and socialized and how they changed the organization, including its gender balance. Full Product DetailsAuthor: C. BanPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.490kg ISBN: 9780230252219ISBN 10: 0230252214 Pages: 273 Publication Date: 25 March 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Tables Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction 1. Structure, Culture, and Management: The Status Quo Ante 2. The European Commission and the Process of Enlargement 3 The Kinnock Reforms: Preparing for Enlargement, Changing Culture? 4. The Outsiders Come in: Self-selection, Selection and Socialization of Entry-level Staff 5. Fitting in or Standing out? The Arrival of Managers from the New Member States 6. Nationality: Why it Matters Less than Expected 7. Gender: Why it Matters More than Expected 8. Language, Culture, and Management: the Impact of Enlargement on Language Use in the Commission Conclusions BibliographyReviewsThis work represents an important contribution in several...In line with Abeles and Bellier's study of the culture of compromise at the Commission, this book offers a description of this institution drawing on political anthropology, which fills a gap in recent studies. Management and Culture in an Enlarged European Commission is based on impressive efforts at data collection: over six years, from 2006 to 2012, Carolyn Ban conducted about 140 semi-structured interviews with EU officials in Brussels and 91 semi-structured interviews with managers inside the governments of six new member states... The fact that she conducted the interviews by herself contributes appreciably to the quality of the collected information. Stephanie Novak of the Hertie School of Governance, Germany. Read the full review at The Council for European Studies website at the following link: http://councilforeuropeanstudies.org/critcom/management-and-culture-in-an-enlarged-european-commission-from-diversity-to-unity/ Based on extensive interviews with European civil servants, Carolyn Ban's book offers a fascinating account of the interplay of enlargement and administrative form in the European Commission.This is a must-have book for any researcher or student interested in European public administration and European Union politics since 2000. Michelle Cini, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies, University of Bristol, UK ""This work represents an important contribution in several...In line with Abélès and Bellier´s study of the culture of compromise at the Commission, this book offers a description of this institution drawing on political anthropology, which fills a gap in recent studies. Management and Culture in an Enlarged European Commission is based on impressive efforts at data collection: over six years, from 2006 to 2012, Carolyn Ban conducted about 140 semi-structured interviews with EU officials in Brussels and 91 semi-structured interviews with managers inside the governments of six new member states... The fact that she conducted the interviews by herself contributes appreciably to the quality of the collected information."" Stéphanie Novak of the Hertie School of Governance, Germany. Read the full review at The Council for European Studies website at the following link: http://councilforeuropeanstudies.org/critcom/management-and-culture-in-an-enlarged-european-commission-from-diversity-to-unity/ This work represents an important contribution in several...In line with Abeles and Bellier's study of the culture of compromise at the Commission, this book offers a description of this institution drawing on political anthropology, which fills a gap in recent studies. Management and Culture in an Enlarged European Commission is based on impressive efforts at data collection: over six years, from 2006 to 2012, Carolyn Ban conducted about 140 semi-structured interviews with EU officials in Brussels and 91 semi-structured interviews with managers inside the governments of six new member states... The fact that she conducted the interviews by herself contributes appreciably to the quality of the collected information. Stephanie Novak of the Hertie School of Governance, Germany. Read the full review at The Council for European Studies website at the following link: http://councilforeuropeanstudies.org/critcom/management-and-culture-in-an-enlarged-european-commission-from-diversity-to-unity/ Based on extensive interviews with European civil servants, Carolyn Ban's book offers a fascinating account of the interplay of enlargement and administrative reform in the European Commission. This is a must-have book for any researcher or student interested in European public administration and European Union politics since 2000. Michelle Cini, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies, University of Bristol, UK Carolyn Ban triangulates the challenges of multiple languages, different cultures, and waves of required reforms in a fascinating way that offers a highly original case study demonstrating that culture does matter particularly when reforming administrative culture itself. It charts the ability of people from disparate cultural backgrounds to work effectively together and to forge a common organizational culture making the book fundamental reading for students and scholars of the Politics and Administration of the EU; in fact Ban's milestone study on administrative cosmopolitanism resonates with relevance for international organizations worldwide. Geert Bouckaert, former President of the European Group for Public Administration, Director Public Management Institute, KU Leuven, Belgium. Management and Culture in an Enlarged European Commission is a refreshing addition to a growing literature on international organizations and the consequences of EU enlargement. Through a host of in-depth interviews with officials from old and new member states alike Carolyn Ban provides a detailed analysis of the transformational impact of enlargement and highlights how stereotypes can lead to unease when individuals from a variety of backgrounds come together. This volume will have ongoing relevance as the Eurozone continues to grow. - Professor Danuta Hubner, Chair of the Regional Development Committee, European Parliament Author InformationCarolyn Ban is Professor and former dean of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh, USA. She has worked as a manager in the public and private sector and as Professor at the University at Albany, State University of New York. Her works include How Do Public Managers Manage? Bureaucratic Constraints, Organizational Culture, and the Potential for Reform. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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