Public Administration For Planners

Author : Stephen Kehs
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000643212
Total Pages : 227 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Public Administration for Planners written by Stephen Kehs and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-09-29 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers an introduction to public administration by a veteran practitioner, written for planners, as well as students seeking a public administration career and individuals simply wanting to learn more about responsible government. The narrative provides an overview of public administration theory and the importance of leadership in today’s contentious political environment. The book contains five parts including an introduction, parts on management, the public sector and government programs, and some impressions on why this subject is so critically important in our society today. Typical administrative responsibilities are addressed as well as issues not typically covered in books on public administration, along with observations about sound public administration. Each part also contains practical exercises, discussion questions and references to other texts and academic resources. Because public administration is fundamentally about relationships with people and communities, the book provides lessons that can be applied easily to one’s personal life and experiences. It is a timely narrative on public administration today that will be valuable reading for planners and planning students looking to better understand public administration and policy.

Author : Guy Benveniste
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mastering the Politics of Planning written by Guy Benveniste and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 1989-08-21 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mastering the Politics of Planning shows how planners and policy analysts can actively manage the implementation of their plans--and so ensure their success. It reveals how such political skills as networking, conflict resolution, and coalition building are as important as technical expertise in determining whether a plan will succeed or fail--and reveals ways planners can develop these skills.

Author : Nicolas A. Valcik
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317277740
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Strategic Planning and Decision-Making for Public and Non-Profit Organizations written by Nicolas A. Valcik and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-30 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides administrators in public and non-profit organizations with direction and a framework from which to lead their organizations effectively. Taking a global approach to the issues administrators need to examine when managing a group of employees at any level (including budgeting and expenditures, forecasting, policy creation and execution, communication and reporting), this book explores the driving forces in organizational decision making. Author Nick Valcik takes a holistic view on organizational management, beginning with the core aspects of public organizations and the leadership competencies necessary to manage an organization successfully. Designed to be used on undergraduate and graduate courses in public administration and in public affairs programs, the book discusses the basics of organizational structure, delves into risk management issues, and offers a set of tools that can be used by administrators to make informed decisions based on actual data or documented processes. Throughout the book, real world case studies provide students and practitioners with a clear understanding of how exactly the right decision tool may be applied when facing a particular decision in any organization.

Author : John M. Bryson
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
ISBN 13 : 1626162638
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Public Value and Public Administration written by John M. Bryson and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2015-08-28 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Governments and nonprofits exist to create public value. Yet what does that mean in theory and practice? This new volume brings together key experts in the field to offer unique, wide-ranging answers. From the United States, Europe, and Australia, the contributors focus on the creation, meaning, measurement, and assessment of public value in a world where government, nonprofit organizations, business, and citizens all have roles in the public sphere. In so doing, they demonstrate the intimate link between ideas of public value and public values and the ways scholars theorize and measure them. They also add to ongoing debates over what public value might mean, the nature of the most important public values, and how we can practically apply these values. The collection concludes with an extensive research and practice agenda conceived to further the field and mainstream its ideas. Aimed at scholars, students, and stakeholders ranging from business and government to nonprofits and activist groups, Public Value and Public Administration is an essential blueprint for those interested in creating public value to advance the common good.

Author : Deniz Zeynep Leuenberger
Publisher : M.E. Sharpe
ISBN 13 : 0765628783
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sustainable Development for Public Administration written by Deniz Zeynep Leuenberger and published by M.E. Sharpe. This book was released on 2015-05-18 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking text focuses on the application of sustainability and sustainable development theories to public administration practice. It's designed to guide planning, resource management, and outcomes measurement for future and current non-profit and public managers. The book introduces sustainable development and related theories; ties these theories to public administration practice; and, elaborates on applications to specific PA specializations including energy management, transportation, water, waste management, urban development, wildlife conservation, and higher education. It also includes a chapter specifically geared to outcome measurement of sustainability goals in public and non-profit agencies.

Author : John Forester
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520064135
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Planning in the Face of Power written by John Forester and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Power and inequality are realities that planners of all kinds must face in the practical world. In 'Planning in the Face of Power', John Forester argues that effective, public-serving planners can overcome the traditional--but paralyzing--dichotomies of being either professional or political, detached and distantly rational or engaged and change-oriented. Because inequalities of power directly structure planning practice, planners who are blind to relations of power will inevitably fail. Forester shows how, in the face of the conflict-ridden demands of practice, planners can think politically and rationally at the same time, avoid common sources of failure, and work to advance both a vision of the broader public good and the interests of the least powerful members of society.

Author : Dennis L. Dresang
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134816154
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Public Administration Workbook written by Dennis L. Dresang and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-08-05 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Robert A Cropf
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317343018
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Public Administration Casebook written by Robert A Cropf and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Public Administration Casebook is a practice-based collection that speaks to the lived experience of students and prepares them to become more effective practioners of public and non-profit sectors by providing case studies arranged around major themes in public administration. Key Features: The 14 case studies are organized by main themes of public administration including political context of public administration, bureaucracy and organizational structure, organizational culture, leadership, human relations administration, budgeting, ethics, and decision making. Since they reflect actual experience, each case contains one or two secondary themes illustrating how the fundamental concepts and issues that students learn about function in concert in the real world. Students worked with the text authors to create, develop, and write each of these case studies so that the material better reflects current workplace realities and therefore results in a more meaningful learning experience for everyone. The focus on students provides a teaching case methodology that serves as an easily adaptable model for other instructors.

Author : Raymond W Cox III
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317344960
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Public Administration in Theory and Practice written by Raymond W Cox III and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-22 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hailed for its timelessness and timeliness, Public Administration in Theory and Practice examines public administration from a normative perspective, and provides students with an understanding of the practice of public administration. Combining historical, contextual and theoretical perspectives, this text give students a truly comprehensive overview of the discipline and focuses on the practical implications of public administration theory. Features Normative perspective focuses on the practice of public administration and helps students understand what public administrators do. Historical, contextual and theoretical perspectives provide comprehensive coverage of the subject matter. A thematic overview reinforces the multiple conceptual frameworks or lens through which we see public administration. Students will learn to think through to practical and realistic solutions that acknowledge an historic precedence and theory. Emphasis on performance measures and assessments

Author : W. Bartley Hildreth
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351564420
Total Pages : 1618 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Public Administration written by W. Bartley Hildreth and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-01-19 with total page 1618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the publication of the previous edition, the best-selling Handbook of Public Administration enters its third edition with substantially revised, updated, and expanded coverage of public administration history, theory, and practice. Edited by preeminent authorities in the field, this work is unparalleled in its thorough coverage and comprehensive references. This handbook examines the major areas in public administration including public budgeting and financial management, human resourcemanagement, decision making, public law and regulation, and political economy. Providing a strong platform for further research and advancement in the field, this book is a necessity for anyone involved in public administration, policy, and management. This edition includes entirely new chapters on information technology and conduct of inquiry. In each area of public administration, there are two bibliographic treatises written from different perspectives. The first examines the developments in the field. The second analyzes theories, concepts, or ideas in the field’s literature.