TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shafritz, Jay M.
AU  - Russell, E. W.;Borick, Christopher P. 
TI  - Introducing public administration
SN  - 9780205855896
AV  - JF 1351 .S53 2013 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Boston, Massachusetts
PB  - Pearson
KW  - PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION -- TEXTBOOKS
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Chapter 1 Defining Public Administration -- Chapter 2 The Political and Cultural Environment of Public Policy and Its Administration -- Chapter 3 The Continuous Reinventing of the Machinery of Government -- Chapter 4 Intergovernmental relations -- Chapter 5 Honor, ethics, and accountability -- Chapter 6 The evolution of management and organization theory -- Chapter 7 Organizational behavior -- Chapter 8 Managerialism and information technology -- Chapter 9 Strategic management and government regulation -- Chapter 10 Leadership -- Chapter 11 Personnel management and labor relations -- Chapter 12 Social equity -- Chapter 13 Public financial management -- Chapter 14 Program audit and evaluation
N2  - Updated in its 8th edition, Introducing Public Administration provides readers with a solid, conceptual foundation in public administration, and contains the latest information on important trends in the discipline.Known for their lively and witty writing style, Shafritz, Russell, and Borick cover the most important issues in public administration using examples from various disciplines and modern culture. This approach captivates readers and encourages them to think critically about the nature of public administration today
ER  -