The Public Administrator′s Companion

Download or read book The Public Administrator′s Companion written by Sandra Emerson and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2010-02-01 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.