Public Admintstration: An Action Orientation, 6th Edition

As its title implies, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: AN ACTION ORIENTATION, 6e International Edition, encourages students to become active participants in public administration. Robert B. Denhardt and Janet V. Denhardt instruct readers on how to influence the operations of public agencies helping them learn to get involved and effect positive changes, regardless of whether they are working outside the agency as citizens or within the agency as managers. With a strong emphasis on ethics, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: AN ACTION ORIENTATION, 6e International Edition, introduces the theories and scholarly literature of the field. In addition, it increases students’ chances of being effective by developing practical skills such as personal management, communication, delegation, motivation, and decision making. Important topics such as nonprofit management, the global dimensions of public administration, and organizational theory are covered thoroughly in this book.

About the Author 

Robert B. Denhardt is Lincoln Professor of Leadership and Ethics in the School of Public Affairs at Arizona State University and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Delaware. A fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, Dr. Denhardt is a past president of the American Society for Public Administration, the leading national association promoting excellence in public service. Dr. Denhardt is the author of several books, including THE DANCE OF LEADERSHIP, THE NEW PUBLIC SERVICE, MANAGING HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, THE PURSUIT OF SIGNIFICANCE, IN THE SHADOW OF ORGANIZATION, and THEORIES OF PUBLIC ORGANIZATION. He is also the editor of several others, including EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC SERVICE, THE REVITALIZATION OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN ACTION, and POLLUTION AND PUBLIC POLICY.

He has published nearly a hundred articles in professional journals, primarily in the areas of public sector management, strategic planning and public productivity, and organization behavior. Prior to joining the faculty at Arizona State University and the University of Delaware, Dr. Denhardt taught at the universities of Colorado, Missouri, Kansas, New Orleans, and Central Florida.