The Internal Management of United Nations Organizations

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Criticisms

   • Yves Beigbeder

   Pages 1-13

3. The Leadership Issue

   • Yves Beigbeder

   Pages 14-35

4. The Uncommon UN System

   • Yves Beigbeder

   Pages 36-51

5. Decentralization: Right or Wrong?

   • Yves Beigbeder

   Pages 52-69

6. Management Advice and Control

   • Yves Beigbeder

   Pages 70-90

7. The UN is Bankrupt

   • Yves Beigbeder

   Pages 91-105

8. The Extent of Fraud and Losses

   • Yves Beigbeder

   Pages 106-128

9. The UN Staff: a Long-neglected Asset

   • Yves Beigbeder

   Pages 129-143

10. Are UN Staff Overpaid or Underpaid?

    • Yves Beigbeder

    Pages 144-161

11. Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment

    • Yves Beigbeder

    Pages 162-180

12. The Uneven Legal Protection of UN Staff

    • Yves Beigbeder

    Pages 181-198

13. The Staff Unions’ Dilemma: Confrontation or Partnership?

    • Yves Beigbeder

    Pages 199-208

14. The Triple Challenge

    • Yves Beigbeder

    Pages 209-214

15. Back Matter

    Pages 215-232

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This timely book reviews key management areas of United Nations organizations now under attack: the political selection of executive heads, the role of inspection bodies, the financial crisis, charges of corruption and fraud, the 'overpaid' staff, sex discrimination in the secretariats, the impact of the Administrative Tribunals' judgements. Reform proposals are reviewed and assessed. While executive heads are accountable for their agency's performance, Member States have the ultimate responsibility for ensuring that reform is actually carried out. Do they really want UN organizations to be more effective?

• management
• organization
• United Nations

• Webster University, Geneva, Switzerland

  Yves Beigbeder

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