CONTENTS Chapter one: the governance of crisis response: case studies of incident command systems 1 The Evolution Of The ICS 3 Governance Perspective On Crisis Response 4 Case Selection 7 Case Summaries 9 Working Relationships And Trust 18 The Implications for Crisis Response 22 Chapter two: british governance in transition: a case study of the northern ireland civil service 28 Towards A New British Governance 29 Public Administration In Northern Ireland 32 Direct Rule 35 Devolution-Plus 47 Chapter three: american government: the transition era 55 chapter four: managerial innovation as affected by 0administrative leadership 98 Board Receptivity Toward Managerial Reform 101 Dysfunctional Board Conflict 103 The Leadership Factor 104 The Instrument And The Variables 108 Practical Implications And Strategies 111 Chapter five: reform in governance system of the people's republic of china 117 Service Organizations In Transitional Economies 117 Service Organizations In China's Governance system 122 Operational Relationship 129 Evaluation of Institutional Consequences 130 Chapter six: network dyads in entrepreneuria settings: a study of the governance 136 Personal Reputations and Prior Relations 145 Philosophy of Partnership 147 Mutual Economic Advantage 150 Integration and Control 155 Other Strategic Motivations 161 Reputation and identity as control 164 Chapter seven: inequality: a case study of territoria! development in santa catarina 173 The Spatial Dimension Of Inequalities 175 The Construction Of Territories And Reduction Of Inequality 193 Chapter eight: effects of autonomy: a case study 197 Principal-Agent Theory 199 The Principals and the Agent 201 The Control Devices in the Theoretical Model 202 Results of the Case Study 208 Goal Conflict between the FES and the Government 215 Legitimacy as Motivational Factor 218 Chapter nine: organizational change: shifts in organizational cognition 224 Effects Of Innovation On Search And Change 226 Competitive Structure and Strategic Change 232 Industry Cognition, Innovation, and Strategic Action 249 Chapter ten: the neoadministrative state253 The Governance-as-Control Model 265 The Virtual Governance Model 267 The Governance-as-Networking Model 270 bibliography 279 index 283