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Dennis L. Dresang - The Public Administration Workbook - 9781138682085 - V9781138682085
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The Public Administration Workbook

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Description for The Public Administration Workbook Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, 19 black & white tables, 28 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JMJ; JPP; KJU; LND. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 180 x 294 x 23. Weight in Grams: 660.
Public administration is a craft that demands real-world application of concepts and theories often learned in a classroom. Yet many students find it difficult to make the leap from theory to practice completely unaided. The Public Administration Workbook, 8e is specifically designed with the theoretically-grounded, practice-minded student in mind. It reviews scholarship in political science, law, industrial psychology, and the sociology of organizations and then allows students to see how these intellectual fields inform the analytical and managerial tasks that comprise public administration. Where standard public administration textbooks examine the nature of public agencies and explain how bureaucracies relate to other institutions, this workbook promotes a more effective way of learning-by doing-and more directly prepares those who will pursue careers in public agencies. Each chapter begins with a discussion of relevant concepts and scholarship before moving into a hands-on exercise analyzing core analytical and management challenges. This edition includes an all-new exercise on contract negotiation, many international examples interwoven throughout the book, and a fully updated HRM section to reflect alternative ranking and compensation systems. Each chapter is further supported by a detailed Instructor's Manual written by the author to guide instructors on solutions, explanations, and ideas for using or modifying the exercises to fit a variety of course needs, as well as downloadable datasets and exercises, providing students with a unique opportunity to apply and test classroom concepts outside of the job.

Product Details

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138682085
SKU
V9781138682085
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2

About Dennis L. Dresang
Dennis Dresang is Professor Emeritus of Public Affairs and Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.

Reviews for The Public Administration Workbook
Especially in academic disciplines like public administration and political science, one frequently hears that there is a huge gap between theory and practice, between what is in the textbook and what happens in the real world. The Public Administration Workbook comes closer to filling that gap than any other book in the field. It offers students the opportunity to deal with real world problems that public administrators are constantly required to address. - Allen Rosenbaum, Florida International University, USA

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