The Public Administrator's Companion: A Practical Guide
- ISBN-10
- 1544342519
- ISBN-13
- 9781544342511
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 408
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-02-01
- Publisher
- CQ Press
- Authors
- Sandra Emerson, Royce Menkus, Kathy Van Ness
Description
Help your students make the leap from theory to practice. This handy guide emphasizes application with straightforward instruction and abundant case material. It provides brief, tested steps for addressing management, resource, and operational needs, encouraging students to develop and hone crucial skills. Each chapter includes “Practicing Public Administration” exercises that range from preparing a sample budget to designing a flowchart to doing a SWOT analysis. With a particular focus on ethics, students are not only prepared to address daily tasks, but also to think through sticky moral dilemmas.
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