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New Imperatives for Public Managers

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Michael Stahl

When people hear the term public servant, they think of presidents, governors, legislators, cabinet secretaries, agency directorsthe political officials featured on news broadcasts, on political talk shows, and in newspapers. Th... More »

Managing in the Black: Understanding Structure, Culture, and Craft

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Sharon Caudle

Public Management: A Three-Dimensional Approach provides a surprisingly fresh approach for introductory public management graduate-level courses. In the books preface, the authors make clear why they wrote this book for graduate... More »

Image of Public Service: Working Together for America

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Craig Pettibone

The Coalition for Effective Change (CEC), which is made up of 34 organizations with a combined membership of more than 600,000, celebrated its 15th anniversary on June 22, 2009. The CEC came together in 1993 to provide a voice f... More »

The Ethical Pothole: Tolerable Corruption?

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Frank Anechiarico

The discussion at the 2009 American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) panel on professional ethics took an odd turn. During an exchange about endemic corruption in a particular African electoral system, three members of t... More »

Strategic Public Sector Learning and Development

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Jerry Ice

From fighting terrorism abroad to managing the economic recovery here at home, the U.S. government has taken on more new roles and responsibilities in recent years than ever before in its history. Thats translating into expanded... More »