The Public Administration Workbook

This book reviews scholarship in political science, law, industrial psychology, and the sociology of organizations and then allows students to see how these intellectual fields inform the analytical and managerial tasks that comprise public administration.

List of contents

PART I. DECISION MAKING AND POLICY ANALYSIS Exercise 1. Rational Decision Making Exercise 2. Policy Evaluation Exercise 3. Designing Organizations Exercise 4. Administrative Ethics PART II. PUBLIC MANAGEMENT Exercise 5. Operational Management: Techniques for Total Quality Management Exercise 6. Project Management: Critical Path Method Exercise 7. Contract Management: Privatization Exercise 8. Regulatory Management: Administrative Law Exercise 9. Emergency Management: Tabletop Exercise
PART III. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Exercise 10. Job Analysis and Job Description Exercise 11. Performance Evaluation Exercise 12. Classification and Compensation Exercise 13. Succession Planning Exercise 14. Recruitment and Selection Exercise 15. Collective Bargaining PART IV. BUDGETING Exercise 16. Line-Item Budgeting Exercise 17. Performance and Program Budgeting Exercise 18. Outcome-Based Budgeting

About the author

Dennis L. Dresang is Professor Emeritus of Public Affairs and Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.

Product details

• Authors: Dresang Dennis L.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 12.11.2025
• EAN: 9781041085485
• ISBN: 978-1-041-08548-5
• No. of pages: 152
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss, Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, Organizational theory & behaviour, Public Administration, Personnel & human resources management, Personnel and human resources management, Organizational theory and behaviour, Public ownership / nationalization