Literature In The Public Service

Author : Alex Marland,Jared J. Wesley
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781487594763

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The Public Servant's Guide to Government in Canada by Alex Marland,Jared J. Wesley Pdf

The Public Servant's Guide to Government in Canada is a concise primer on the inner workings of government in Canada. This is a go-to resource for students, for early career public servants, and for anyone who wants to know more about how government works. Grounded in experience, the book connects core concepts in political science and public administration to the real-world practice of working in the public service. The authors provide valuable insights into the messy realities of governing and the art of diplomacy, as well as best practices for climbing the career ladder.

Author : C. Sullivan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781137287427

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Literature in the Public Service by C. Sullivan Pdf

How can one make state administrative systems interesting, embody an abstract public ethos and give heroism to homogeneity? The discipline of literature and bureaucracy dismisses Weber's 'neurocrat'. Milton, Trollope and Hare are case studies on implementing the 'what if' visions literature explored during a period of great change in public service

Author : Richard C. Box
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317507543

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Public Service Values by Richard C. Box Pdf

Public service values are too rarely discussed in public administration courses and scholarship, despite recent research demonstrating the importance of these values in the daily decision making processes of public service professionals. A discussion of these very tenets and their relevance to core public functions, as well as which areas might elicit value conflicts for public professionals, is central to any comprehensive understanding of budget and finance, human resource management, and strategic planning in the public sector. Public Service Values is written specifically for graduate and undergraduate courses in public administration, wherever a discussion of public service ideals might enrich the learning experience and offer students a better understanding of daily practice. Exploring the meaning and application of specific values, such as Neutrality, Efficiency, Accountability, Public Service, and Public Interest, provides students and future professionals with a ‘workplace toolkit’ for the ethical delivery of public services. Well-grounded in scholarly literature and with a relentless focus on the public service professional, Public Service Values highlights the importance of values in professional life and encourages a more self-aware and reflective public practice. Case studies to stimulate reflection are interwoven throughout the book and application to practice is cemented in a final section devoted to value themes in professional life as well as a chapter dedicated to holding oneself accountable. The result is a book that challenges us to embrace the necessity of public service values in our public affairs curricula and that asks the important questions current public service professionals should make a habit of routinely applying in their daily decision making.

Author : John W. Swain,Kathleen Dolan Swain
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317472285

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Effective Writing in the Public Sector by John W. Swain,Kathleen Dolan Swain Pdf

Intended for both students and practitioners in public administration who want to communicate more effectively with a variety of audiences, this book offers clear, easy-to-understand guidelines on how to write more clearly, concisely, and coherently, as well as correctly. It covers the basics of good English and applies those basics to general forms (such as memos, letters, and e-mails) and more specific forms (such as newsletters, proposals, budget justifications, and rules) used in the public sector.

Author : Jan-Erik Lane
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1997-12-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780857026163

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Public Sector Reform by Jan-Erik Lane Pdf

Deregulation, privatization and marketization have become the bywords for the reforms and debates surrounding the public sector. This major book is unique in its comparative analysis of the reform experience in Western and Eastern Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Leading experts identify a number of key factors to systematically explain the similarities and differences, map common problems and together reflect on the future shape of the public sector, exploring significant themes in a lively and accessible way.

Author : Jeremy MacClancy
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-02-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781785334030

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Anthropology and Public Service by Jeremy MacClancy Pdf

These days an increasing number of social anthropologists do not find employment within academia. Rather, many find jobs with commercial organizations or in government, where they run research teams and create policy. These scholars provide a much-needed social dimension to government thinking and practice. Anthropology and Public Service shows how anthropologists can set new agendas, and revise old ones in the public sector. Written for scholars and students of various social sciences, these chapters include discussions of anthropologists’ work with the Department for International Development, the Ministry of Defence, the UK Border Agency, and the Cabinet Office, and their contributions to prison governance.

Author : Luc Juillet,Ken Rasmussen
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-09-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780776618258

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Defending a Contested Ideal by Luc Juillet,Ken Rasmussen Pdf

In 1908, after decades of struggling with a public administration undermined by systemic patronage, the Canadian parliament decided that public servants would be selected on the basis of merit, through a system administered by an independent agency: the Public Service Commission of Canada. This history, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Commission, recounts its unique contribution to the development of an independent public service, which has become a pillar of Canadian parliamentary democracy.

Author : Stephen Osborne
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000192148

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Public Service Logic by Stephen Osborne Pdf

This book is based upon and extends the theoretical and empirical work of the author over the last decade. It integrates material deriving from his previous conceptual and empirical work in this field, together with new empirical evidence from emerging research. Public Service Logic challenges the product-dominant assumptions of the New Public Management (NPM) about the nature and management of public service delivery. Whilst the NPM has led to some important developments in public management, it has also had significant limitations and weaknesses. The book presents an alternative to this, as a framework for the future delivery and reform of public services globally. It draws upon the extant literature in the field of service management to argue for a Public Service Logic (PSL) for the delivery of public services. This situates public service delivery within the vibrant and influential field of service-dominant research and theory. It argues that effective public service management requires both that these services are understood as services not as products and that, consequently, public service management requires a focus on value creation as its over-arching rationale. The book presents a major new framework of value creation for public service delivery as a basis for public service reform, explores the role of service managers and staff and of citizens and service users in this value creation process, and evaluates the implications of this new framework for both the strategic and operational management of public service delivery, their performance management and the development and innovation of new forms of public services. It will be of interest to researchers and students in the fields of public management and public administration, as well as to policy makers and public service managers.

Author : Mira Burri
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-05
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317664789

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Public Service Broadcasting 3.0 by Mira Burri Pdf

The digital media environment is characterized by an abundance and diversity of content, a multiplicity of platforms, new modes of content production, distribution and access, and changed patterns of consumer and business behaviour. This has challenged the traditional model of public service broadcasting (PSB) in diverse ways. This book explores whether and how PSB should adapt to reflect the conditions of the digital media space so that it can effectively and efficiently continue to serve its public mandate. Drawing on literature on media governance in media and communication science, public international law as well as discussions on cyberlaw, Mira Burri maps and critically analyses existing policy and scholarly debates on PSB transformation. She challenges some of conventional rationales for reform, identifies new ones, as well as exposes the limitations placed upon existing and future policy solutions by global media governance arrangements, especially in the fields of trade, copyright and Internet governance. The book goes on to advance a future-oriented model of Public Service Media, which is capable of matching an environment of technological and of governance complexity. As a work that explores how public interest objectives can be pursued efficiently and sustainably in the digital media ecology, this book will be of great interest and use to students and researchers in media law, information technology law, and broadcast media studies, as well as to policy-makers.

Author : United States Civil Service Commission. Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 724 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1959
Category : Civil service
ISBN : CORNELL:31924054580638

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Personnel Literature by United States Civil Service Commission. Library Pdf

Author : David S. Kassel
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781315505886

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Managing Public Sector Projects by David S. Kassel Pdf

Filling a gap in project management literature, this book supplies managers and administrators—at all levels of government—with expert guidance on all aspects of public sector project management. From properly allocating risks in drafting contracts to dealing with downsized staffs and privatized services, this book clearly explains the technical concepts and the political issues public managers need to understand. In line with the principles of Total Quality Management (TQM) and the PMBOK® Guide, David S. Kassel establishes a framework those in the public sector may follow to ensure the success of their public projects and programs. The book supplies more than 30 real-life examples to illustrate the concepts behind the framework—including reconstruction projects in Iraq, the Big Dig project in Boston, local sewer system and library construction projects, and software technology. This second edition includes all-new extended case studies examining recent issues including the rollout of healthcare.gov, the controversial California High Speed Rail system, and refurbishing the Harvard Town Hall. Contributing to critical discussions on budgeting for capital projects and cost-benefit analysis for preliminary planning, this authoritative new edition provides strategic recommendations for effective planning, execution, and maintenance of public projects. In an age of downsized government and in the face of a general distrust of public service, this book is a dependable guide for avoiding common pitfalls and for delivering projects on cost, on schedule, and of the highest quality.

Author : United States Civil Service Commission. Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1074 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : Civil service
ISBN : IND:30000097480440

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A Bibliography of Public Personnel Administration Literature by United States Civil Service Commission. Library Pdf

Author : James D. Ward
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351806183

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Leadership and Change in Public Sector Organizations by James D. Ward Pdf

Successful change in the public sector can be supported or hindered by political and administrative leadership, individual and group motivation, and the public’s perception of the effectiveness of public officials and government structures. But do the very characteristics of public sector organizations present obstacles to successful transformative change? This book assesses the current state of the literature on leadership and change in government and public policy, and introduces the reader to innovative new ways to demonstrate leadership in times of change. Contributions from accomplished scholars in the field cover the traditional public administration areas of performance and management, as well as the diversity of issues that surround public leadership and change, both domestic and global. Chapters on public sector innovation, performance leadership, governance networks, complexity in disaster management, change initiatives in educational systems and local government, citizen advisory bodies, and gender and race equality, to name but a few, provide important case studies throughout the volume. Leadership and Change in Public Sector Organizations will be required reading for upper level undergraduate and graduate courses in public administration/management, leadership, and public policy analysis.

Author : G. Van der Waldt,D. F. P. Du Toit
Publisher : Juta and Company Ltd
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1999-12-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0702152021

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Managing for Excellence in the Public Sector by G. Van der Waldt,D. F. P. Du Toit Pdf

This book provides public admninistration instructors with a holistic South African perspective presented by means of a systems approach, the addressing of current and future distinctive issues and challenges and the presentation of specific remedies, the application of proven private sector principles to the public sector and the use of case studies to place theoretical knowledge within a practical frame of reference.

Author : Montgomery Van Wart
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 647 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317472759

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Dynamics of Leadership in Public Service by Montgomery Van Wart Pdf

Eminently readible, current, and comprhensive, this acclaimed text sets the standard for instruction in