Organizational Behavior and Public Management reveals how organizational behavior
enables managers to direct resources that advance the programs and policies of public and …

The late 20th century is an era of tight government budgets and popular dis-content with
public services, making it fashionable to look to the private sector for ideas about how to …

Management thought, as an identifiable and separate field of study, is relatively immature.
Although individual ideas of management and administration date back for more than two …

Offering much more than a purely theoretical or retrospective view of public management,
this exciting text is an invaluable new addition to the field of public management. Putting the …

The article discusses the disparate state of the field of management studies, which is
characterized as fragmented and practically limited. The author argues that a serious …

Describing new techniques and novel applications, Handbook of Research Methods in
Public Administration, Second Edition demonstrates the use of tools designed to meet the …

Hailed for its timelessness and timeliness, Public Administration in Theory and Practice
examines public administration from a normative perspective and provides students with an …

In the third edition of his award-winning book, Hal G. Rainey provides a comprehensive, up-
to-date analysis of research on public organizations and management. Drawing on a review …

If the bad news is that art and science are out of balance, the good news is that there is no
culture war. Public management is not riven by struggles between defenders and attackers …