Public Administration : An Action Orientation
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Book Description
As its title implies, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: AN ACTION ORIENTATION encourages students to take action in and become participants in public administration. Robert and Janet Denhardt instruct readers on how to influence the operations of public agencies--helping them learn to affect positive changes, regardless of whether they are working outside the agency as citizens or within the agency as managers. With a strong emphasis on ethics, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION introduces the theories and scholarly literature of the field. In addition, it increases students' chances of being effective by developing such personal and interpersonal skills as personal management, communication, delegation, motivation, and decision making. Important topics such as nonprofit management, the global dimensions of public administration as well as organizational theory are covered thoroughly in this book.
About the Author
Robert B. Denhardt is a Professor of Public Administration at Arizona State University and a Visiting Professor at the University of Delaware. A fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, Dr. Denhardt is a past president of the American Society for Public Administration, the leading national association promoting excellence in public service. Dr. Denhardt is the author of several books, including MANAGING HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, THE PURSUIT OF SIGNIFICANCE, IN THE SHADOW OF ORGANIZATION, and THEORIES OF PUBLIC ORGANZATION. He is also the editor of several others, including EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC SERVICE, THE REVITALIZATION OF THE PUBLIC SERIVCE, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN ACTION, and POLLUTION AND PUBLIC POLICY. He has published more than seventy-five articles in professional journals, primarily in the areas of public sector management, strategic planning and public productivity, and organization behavior. Prior to joining the faculty at Arizona State University and the University of Delaware, Dr. Denhardt taught at the universities of Colorado, Missouri, Kansas, New Orleans, and Central Florida. Janet V. Denhardt is a Professor of Public Administration at Arizona State University. Dr. Denhardt has authored three books: The New Public Service, Managing Human Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organizations, and Street-Level Leadership. She has also published more than two-dozen monographs, chapters and articles in journals including Public Administration Review, Administration & Society, and American Review of Public Administration. Prior to joining the faculty at Arizona State University, Dr. Denhardt held faculty and administrative appointments at Eastern Washington University, including Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. She has also served in a number of administrative positions at the Federal and state-levels of government including senior management analyst in the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C. and management consultant in the Washington State Office of Financial Management. She received her doctorate in public administration from the University of Southern California.
Public Administration: An Action Orientation,Robert B. Denhardt,Janet V. Denhardt,Wadsworth Publishing,0534603408,General,Political Science,Politics / Current Events,Politics/International Relations,Public administration,Textbooks,Political Science / General
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