Public Administration & Management

_x005F_x000D_ There is a lot of chatter in the media about whether the pride that Americans have felt towards their citizenship and the connection they’ve felt towards their democratic values, can ever be restored. This book brings together a set of stellar scholars and practitioners to discuss and ..

This book demonstrates the development of theoretically sound information technology and communications for developing an ICT4D research program. It explains building complex methodologies relying on parametric and non-parametric data analytic and data mining techniques. It also examines inquiring i..

Examining emergency responses to environmental dangers and natural disasters, this book provides coverage of a wide range of international issues using critical, empirical, and quantitative analyses. It discusses various approaches to such topics as resolving political tension, the potential use of ..

This book provides a framework for the application of critical social theory in public administration. Its goal is to encourage awareness among public administration scholars and practitioners of social conditions that tend to shape and constrain scholarship, practice, teaching, and social change...

Providing public managers with the tools to manage diverse and multicultural employees, avoid cultural missteps, and create optimal performing organizations, this unique book is grounded in solid theoretical conceptual models, successful government and private sector practices, and international col..

With a focus on a broad spectrum of topics--race, ethnicity, gender, disability, and sexual orientation at the federal, tribal, state, and local levels--this book equips readers to better understand the complex, real-world challenges public administrators confront in serving an increasingly diverse ..

With a focus on a broad spectrum of topics--race, ethnicity, gender, disability, and sexual orientation at the federal, tribal, state, and local levels--this book equips readers to better understand the complex, real-world challenges public administrators confront in serving an increasingly diverse ..

Drawing on research in intercultural communication, psychology, and public and nonprofit administration, Culturally Mindful Communication provides strategies for students and practitioners of public service to improve their intercultural communication skills. Topics include: expectations for public ..

Drawing on research in intercultural communication, psychology, and public and nonprofit administration, Culturally Mindful Communication provides strategies for students and practitioners of public service to improve their intercultural communication skills. Topics include: expectations for public ..

Now updated with examples through 2010, this classic study examines the disruptive effects of disasters on patterns of human behavior and the operations of government, and the conditions under which even relatively minor crises can lead to system breakdown...

Now updated with examples through 2010, this classic study examines the disruptive effects of disasters on patterns of human behavior and the operations of government, and the conditions under which even relatively minor crises can lead to system breakdown...

Informed by a "5 R" framework (reconceptualizing purpose, redefining rationality, recapitalizing human assets, reengaging resources, and revitalizing democratic constitutionalism), this book bridges the gap between theory and practice. In this collection of articles revised for book format, the Dura..