The public administrator's companion : a practical guide / Sandra Emerson, Royce Menkus, Kathy Van Ness with Georgiana Streeter.
Emerson, Sandra.; Menkus, Royce.; Van Ness, Kathy.; Streeter, Georgiana.
2011
JF1351 .E53 2011 (Mapit)
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Title
The public administrator's companion : a practical guide / Sandra Emerson, Royce Menkus, Kathy Van Ness with Georgiana Streeter.
Author
Emerson, Sandra.
ISBN
9780872899094 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0872899098 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Publication Details
CQ Press : Washington, D.C., c2011.
Language
English
Description
xviii, 390 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Call Number
JF1351 .E53 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
351
Summary
"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."--Publisher's website.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Menkus, Royce.
Van Ness, Kathy.
Streeter, Georgiana.
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Section 1. The Public Administrator's World. Understanding the Context for Public Administration ; Government Functions and Organization ; Ethics ; Informing and Involving the Public.
Section 2. Planning and Analysis. Strategic and Other Types of Planning ; Shaping and Supporting a Strategic Process: SWOT ; Understanding Community Sentiment: Surveys and Focus Groups ; Making Complex Decisions: Multi-Attribute Utility Technique (MAUT) ; Project Management: PERT and Flowcharts.
Section 3. Human Resources, Benefits, and Risk Management. Managing Human Resources ; Benefits and Managing Risks.
Section 4. Financial Resources, Accounta bility, and Coming Challenges ; Revenues: Raising Money for Public Purposes ; Operating Budgets: Funding Programs and Policies ; Capital Budgeting: Funding Major Projects ; Contracts and Procurement ; Grants ; Performance Measures ; Horizons in Public Administration.

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