Handbook of Public Administration.
Title:
Handbook of Public Administration.
Author:
Perry, James L.
ISBN:
9781119004080
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Edition:
3rd ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (843 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- The Editors -- The Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Part 1 Governing for Collective Action -- Chapter 1 Governing in an Age of Transformation -- The Changing Environment -- Transformation -- From the Administrative State to Stateless Administration -- Summary -- Chapter 2 The Changing Character of the American Intergovernmental System -- Knowledge about Effective Practice -- Implications -- Summary -- Chapter 3 Governance in an Era of Partnerships -- Clarifying Terms -- The Environment and Its Effects on Collaborations -- Environmental Effects on a Collaboration's Governance Processes and Structures -- Implications -- Summary -- Chapter 4 Governing in a Global Context -- Organizational Responses to Globalization -- Public Administration in the Age of Globalization -- Implications of Transnational Organization Design for Public Administration and Management -- Summary -- Part 2 Building Infrastructures for Accountability -- Chapter 5 Understanding How Public Law Reinforces Administrative Responsibility -- Contemporary Challenges and Classic Issues -- Classic Conceptions and Contemporary Governance -- Public Law Responsibility in Different Forms in Today's Context -- Law's Meaning at Two Critically Important Levels: Effective Practice and Legitimacy -- Summary -- Chapter 6 Advancing Good Government through Fighting Corruption -- Definition, Forms, and Consequences of Corruption -- Theories of Corruption -- Empirical Evidence on Corruption -- Strategies for Reducing Corruption -- Summary -- Chapter 7 Using Transparency to Reinforce Responsibility and Responsiveness -- Knowledge about Effective Practice -- Research Findings and Evidence about Effective Practice.
Judgments about Effective Practice Grounded in Administrative Experience -- Implications -- Summary -- Chapter 8 Using Public Participation to Enhance Citizen Voice and Promote Accountability -- Understanding Accountability -- Understanding Public Participation -- Summary -- Part 3 Implementing Policy Using Tools of Collective Action -- Chapter 9 Developing Effective Relations with Legislatures -- The Context of Legislative Liaison Work -- Structural and Procedural Elements of Managing Legislative Relations -- Strategic and Tactical Elements of Managing Legislative Initiatives: No Surprises -- Summary -- Chapter 10 Designing Effective Programs -- Components of Public Policy and Effective Program Design -- Policy Programs and Policy Design: A Short History -- Principles for Designing Programs: Policy-Program Linkages (I) -- Principles for Designing Programs: Program-Measure Linkages (II) -- Summary -- Chapter 11 Using Grants to Achieve Public Purposes -- Scope and Mechanisms of the Grant-in-Aid System -- The Politics of Grant Distribution -- Managing Federal Grants-in-Aid -- Summary -- Chapter 12 Contracting in Pursuit of Public Purposes -- Fundamentals -- Outlook -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Chapter 13 Coproducing Public Services with Service Users, Communities, and the Third Sector -- What We Know about Effective Practice in Coproduction -- Implications -- Summary -- Chapter 14 Advancing Public Good through Entrepreneurship -- Knowledge about Effective Practice -- Research Findings -- Implications -- Summary -- Part 4 Managing for Public Performance -- Chapter 15 Leading Public Organizations Strategically -- Knowledge about Effective Strategy Content Practices -- Research Findings -- Implications -- Summary -- Chapter 16 Managing Effective Collaborations -- Collaborative Public Management -- Managing Awareness.
Managing Boundaries -- Managing Constraints -- Managing Deliberations -- Managing External Constituencies -- Summary -- Chapter 17 Tracking the Quality of Services -- The Brief History and Limitations of Service Quality Measurement -- Need for Multiple Types of Performance Indicators -- Sources of Data and Data Collection Procedures -- Improving the Usefulness of Performance Measurement Systems -- Uses for Service Quality Information -- Problems in Performance Measurement -- Role of Ad Hoc Program Evaluations -- Summary -- Chapter 18 Evaluating the Performance of Public Programs -- Context for Evaluation of Government Performance -- Evaluation Practice in the Twentieth-First Century -- Using Evaluation to Improve Performance -- Summary -- Chapter 19 Motivating Employees Using Public Service -- Theories and Evidence about Public Service Motivation -- Research Findings and Evidence -- Implications and Application: Harnessing the Power of Public Service Motivation -- Summary -- Chapter 20 Realizing the Promise of Diversity -- Defining and Understanding Organizational Diversity -- Frameworks for Understanding Organizational Diversity and Work Outcomes -- Strategies for Managing Organizational Diversity -- Evolving Research on Diversity and Inclusion -- Future Directions for Research and Practice -- Summary -- Chapter 21 Understanding and Overcoming Resistance to Organizational Change -- Resistance to Change -- Sources of Resistance to Change -- Overcoming Resistance to Change -- Summary -- Part 5 Developing Effective Administrative Systems -- Chapter 22 Performance Budgeting -- Performance Budgeting Practices around the World -- Institutional and Organizational Constraints on Performance Budgeting Practices -- Implications for Performance Budgeting Design and Practices -- Summary.
Chapter 23 Designing and Administering Revenue Systems -- Government Revenues -- Reliable Revenue Systems -- Patterns and Trends of Revenue Systems -- Evaluation Criteria of Revenue Systems -- Recent Research and Empirical Evidence about the Criteria -- Revenue System Administration -- Improving Current Systems -- Summary -- Chapter 24 Managing E-Government -- Advances in Theories and E-Government Studies -- Advances in E-Government Practice -- Moving toward E-Governance for Open, Collaborative, and Integrative Government -- Critical Success Factors for the Management of E-Government -- Summary -- Chapter 25 Designing Social Media Strategies and Policies -- Distinguishing Types of Social Media Tools -- Current Social Media Practices in the Public Sector -- Designing a Social Media Strategy and Policy -- Managerial Challenges for Implementing Social Media in the Public Sector -- Summary -- Chapter 26 Compensating Public Sector Employees -- The Unique Context of Public Sector Compensation -- The Case of the US Federal Government -- Challenges for Practice and Research -- Practical Guidance for Public Managers and Policymakers -- Summary -- Part 6 Sharpening the Public Administrator's Skill Set -- Chapter 27 Enacting Collective Leadership in a Shared-Power World -- Collective Leadership and Democratic Governance: What We Know -- Enacting Collective Leadership: What Research Tells Us -- Enacting Collective Leadership inside Organizations -- Enacting Collective Leadership in Complex, Shared-Power Environments -- Enacting Collective Leadership in Large Collaborative Networks -- Implications: Convergences and Cornerstones of Collective Leadership -- Summary -- Chapter 28 Negotiating for the Public Good -- What to Negotiate: Problems and Context -- When to Negotiate and When Not To.
Why Negotiate: Empirical Evidence on Practice -- How to Negotiate: Tools and Skills to Prepare for and Initiate Negotiation -- Principled or Interest-Based Negotiation and Positional or Hard Bargaining -- How Not to Negotiate and How to Recognize Hard Bargaining -- Summary -- Chapter 29 Becoming and Being an Effective Collaborator -- Knowledge about Effective Practice -- Common Themes in the Literature -- Implications for Applying This Knowledge to Public Administration Practice -- Summary -- Chapter 30 Communicating Effectively -- Applying Knowledge about Effective Communication Practice -- Implications and Lessons from Hard Knocks Experience -- Summary -- Chapter 31 Developing Intrapersonal Skills -- Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Skills -- Developing Intrapersonal Skills -- Practical Advice for Developing Intrapersonal Skills -- Summary -- Part 7 Professionalizing Public Administration Practice -- Chapter 32 Embracing Ethical Principles for Public Action -- Reexamining the Historical Meaning of Public Service -- How Best to Guard the Guardians? -- Emerging Opportunities to Embrace Ethical Principles in Public Action: A View from Below -- Out of Darkness and into the Light: Implications for Consistent Ethical Actions -- Conclusion -- Summary -- Chapter 33 Understanding the Obligations of Codes of Ethics -- Codes of Ethics as Markers of Public Administration Professional Identity -- Measuring the Effectiveness of Codes of Ethics in Public Administration -- Assessing the Effective Implementation of Codes of Ethics in Public Administration -- Comparative Analysis of Codes of Ethics Implementation Efforts -- Summary -- Chapter 34 Understanding Your Liability as a Public Administrator -- Knowledge about Effective Practice -- Implications -- Summary.
Chapter 35 Effective Governance, Effective Administrators.
Abstract:
The fundamentals of public administration, from the world's leading practitioners Handbook of Public Administration is the classic, comprehensive guide to the field, featuring original writings from the world's foremost public administration thought leaders and practitioners. Intended to help both public administration students and practitioners navigate administrative challenges, overcome obstacles, and improve effectiveness, this guide provides a complete overview of the entire field. The information is organized into seven parts representing key domains of knowledge and practice that are essential for effective public administration. These reflect changes in the state of modern public administration, the factors that influence policies and programs, the mechanics of how government works, and the tools that help administrators get things done. Readers will find insightful discussions on the challenges of contemporary governance and the ethics of public administration, as well as practical guidance on the everyday operations that bring effective policies and programs to life. Students and experienced practitioners alike will appreciate the well-rounded approach to issues public administrators face every day. The book is complete enough to act as a text, but organized logically for quick reference for specific problems or situations. Readers will: Understand the challenges posed by the changing context of public administration Explore how relationships and decisions influence public policies and programs Learn the critical skills and tools public administrators must master to be effective Explore the ethics and liabilities of public administration, and what it means to take part The role of public administration is evolving, and the changing nature of the field will impact the way policies and programs are designed and implemented. This book
fully explores current and upcoming changes domestically and internationally against the backdrop of public administration fundamentals. For the student or professional seeking a deeper understanding of the public administrator's role, Handbook of Public Administration is a clear, comprehensive resource.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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