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The Public Administration Workbook de Dennis L. Dresang

The Public Administration Workbook

Autor Dennis L. Dresang, Mark W Huddleston
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 11 mar 2008
This unique workbook engages students in the study of public administration and helps them gain a deeper understanding of the field by providing hands-on exercises that expose them to a wide range of practical applications.
 
Connecting theory to practice, a brief theoretical introduction precedes each exercise, explaining why the technique is important and how it is relevant to the study and practice of public administration.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780205607396
ISBN-10: 020560739X
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 216 x 276 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.78 kg
Ediția:6Nouă
Editura: Pearson Education
Colecția Longman
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

Introduction                                                                                                                             
    Overview of The Public Administration Workbook
    Theory and Technique in Public Administration
 
PART ONE - DECISION MAKING
    ADMINISTRATORS AND THE POLICY PROCESS
    Further Reading
 
Exercise 1
RATIONAL DECISION MAKING
    WHAT IS RATIONALITY?
    COST BENEFIT AND COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS<PG><INST>    </INST></PG></H1>
    Further Reading
    Overview of Exercise
    Instructions
 
Exercise 2
POLICY EVALUATION
    THE IMPORTANCE OF POLICY EVALUATION
    POLICY AS THEORY
    EVALUATION PROCEDURES
    Further Reading
    Overview of Exercise
    Instructions
 
Exercise 3
ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN
    APPROACHING ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN
    THREE MODELS OF ORGANIZATION
    WHICH MODEL IS BEST
    Further Reading
    Overview of Exercise
    Instructions
 
Exercise 4
ADMINISTRATIVE ETHICS
    eTHICS AND AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
    wHAT ARE ETHICS?
    wHAT ARE ADMINISTRATIVE ETHICS?
    Further Reading
    Overview of Exercise
    Instructions
 
PART TWO
PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
WHAT IS PUBLIC MANAGEMENT?
FURTHER READING
    
Exercise 5
ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS:  tHE ADMINISTRATIVE MEMO
    AN IMPORTANT TELEPHONE CONVERSATION
    THE ABCs OF GOOD ADMINISTRATIVE WRITING:  ACCURACY, BREVITY, AND CLARITY
     Further Reading
    Overview of Exercise
    Instructions
 
Exercise 6
OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT:  TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
    tOWARD QUALITY IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
    TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
    QM TECHNIQUES
     Further Reading
    Overview of Exercise
    Instructions
 
Exercise 7
PROJECT MANAGEMENT:  CRITICAL PATH METHOD
    WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT MANAGING PROJECTS?
    CRITICAL PATH METHOD
     Further Reading
    Overview of Exercise
    Instructions
 
Exercise 8
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT:  PRIVATIZATION
    DEVELOPMENT OF CONTRACTING
    WHY CONTRACT?
    CONCERNS WITH CONTRACTING
    THE PROCESS OF CONTRACTING
    ADMINISTERING CONTRACTS
     Further Reading
    Overview of Exercise
    Instructions
 
Exercise 9
REGULATORY MANAGEMENT:  ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
    WHAT IS ADMINISTRATIVE LAW?
    STATUS OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
    THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT
     Further Reading
    Overview of Exercise
    Instructions
 
 Exercise 10
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT:  TABLETOP EXERCISE
    THE SPECIAL CONCERNS OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
    DEVELOPMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
    KEY STEPS IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
     Further Reading
    Overview of Exercise
    Instructions
 
PART THREE
HuMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
    What is HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT?
    Rank-in-Job Versus Rank-in-Person
    Why Rank-in-Job?
    Further Reading
 
Exercise 11
Job Analysis and the Job Description
    A Short Fable
    The Moral
    What Is Job Analysis?
    How Are Job Analyses Done?
    Further Reading
    Overview of Exercise
    Instructions for Out-of-Class Exercise
    Instructions for In-Class Exercise
 
Exercise 12
Performance Evaluation
    Performance Evaluation: What, Why, and How?
    Two Approaches to Performance Evaluation
     Further Reading
    Overview of Exercise
    Instructions
 
Exercise 13
Succession Planning                                                                                                             
    Retirement Fallout
    Succession Planning
    Individual Career Planning
     Further Reading
    Overview of Exercise
    Instructions
 
Exercise 14
Recruitment and Selection
    Angst and the Job Interview: A One-Half-Act Play
    Types of Selection Devices
    CeRTIFICATION AND VETERANS’ PREFERENCE POINTS:  THE SHORT LIST
    THE INTERVIEW:  THE ONE-HALF ACT PLAY RESUMED
    PROBATION:  ENCORE
    Further Reading
    Overview of Exercise
    Instructions
 
Exercise 15
Collective Bargaining
    Bilateralism and Public Management
    The Rise of Public Employee Unions
    The Bargaining Process
    Impasse Resolution Procedures
    Further Reading
    Overview of Exercise
    Instructions
 
PART FOUR
Public Budgeting
    What Is a Budget?
    Why do we Budget?
    How do we Budget?
    Further Reading
 
Exercise 16
Line-Item Budgeting
    Budgeting for Control
     Further Reading
    Overview of Exercise
    Instructions
 
Exercise 17
Performance Budgeting
    Budgeting for Efficiency
    Classifying Activities
     Further Reading
    Overview of Exercise
    Instructions
 
Exercise 18
Program Budgeting
    Budgeting for Purpose
     Further Reading
    Overview of Exercise
    Instructions
 
Exercise 19
Zero-Base and Outcome-Based Budgeting
    Budgeting for Priorities
    Decision Units and Decision Packages
    Ranking Decision Packages
    Outcome-Based Budgeting
     Further Reading
    Overview of Exercise
    Instructions
 
 
 
 
 
 

Textul de pe ultima copertă

“I have adopted this text for my course and I plan to continue using it whenever I teach public administration. The major factor that makes me use this text is its hands-on approach. I want my students to be fully engaged in the classroom and this workbook helps that happen.”
–Bethany G. Sneed, Eastern Michigan University
The Public Administration Workbook
Sixth Edition
Mark W. Huddleston
Dennis L. Dresang
This unique workbook engages students in the study of public administration. It helps users gain a deeper understanding of the field by providing hands-on exercises that expose them to a wide range of practical applications. Connecting theory to practice, a brief theoretical introduction precedes each exercise, explaining why the technique is important and how it is relevant to the study and practice of public administration.
New to the Sixth Edition
  • Responding to the increased use of government contracts, a new chapter on contract management discusses the advantages and limitations of contracting and allows students to shape and negotiate a contract.
  • An outline of clear distinctions in the types of management–operational, project, contract, regulatory, and emergency–help students recognize important patterns within public administration.
  • An emphasis on decision making–the fundamental, daily activity of public administrators–brings students closer to understanding the real practice of public administration.
  • The exercise on recruitment and selection (Exercise 14) has been thoroughly revised to help students not only understand these processes but to better prepare them to compete for jobs.
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Caracteristici

  • Hands-on exercises on the key topics in public administration engage students and provide them with practical experience.
  • Theoretical discussions prior to each exercise root the material in theoretical context and enable students to understand the importance and relevance of the exercises.
  • Detailed Instructor’s Manual, written by Dennis Dresang, guides instructors with solutions, explanations, and suggestions for using (and modifying) the exercises to fit a variety of course needs.

Caracteristici noi

  • Responding to an increased use of government contracts, a new chapter on contract management discusses the advantages and limitations of contracting and allows students to shape and negotiate a contract.
  • Revisions outline clear distinctions in the types of management — operational, project, contract, regulatory, and emergency — to help students recognize important patterns within public administration.
  • Extensive reorganization emphasizes decision making — the fundamental, daily activity of public administrators — deepening student comprehension of the theory and practice behind public administration.
  • The exercise on recruitment and selection (Exercise 14) has been thoroughly revised to help students not only understand these processes, but also to better prepare them to compete for jobs. 
  • Material throughout the text has been updated with the most recent data and scholarly literature.