Public Administration and Nonprofit Management in Practice

A Case Study Collection
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-42620-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 158 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm

Reihe: International Cases in Business and Management

This insightful text, written by two renowned experts, provides students of public administration and nonprofit management with a collection of relevant, global case studies and corresponding activities.

The chapters are structured around common themes and concepts across the field, including the foundations of public administration, managing people and administering public services, and improving efficiency and efficacy. The cases, which derive from countries around the world, focus on building the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed by public and nonprofit administrators globally, providing a much-needed supplement to many of the introductory texts in public administration. Each case is contextualised by a short synopsis, reflective questions, references, further reading and learning activities. The compact case format helps students focus on a specific area of public management, with organization by chapter giving instructors choices among cases and the ability to group related topics. The discussion questions in the cases will develop students’ analytical thinking of real scenarios for the application of course content.

Public Administration and Nonprofit Management in Practice should be used as either core or recommended reading for courses on public and nonprofit management at both the undergraduate and graduate level, including Master of Public Administration (MPA) courses, and related degree programmes.

Online, instructors will find comprehensive teaching notes to support this case-based approach to learning.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Williamson, Aimee L.

Holzer, Marc

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Forschung & Entwicklung (F&E), Innovation
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften: Allgemeines
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Non-Profit-Organisationen, Verbände
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Foundations of Public Administration  1. Social Equity at the Nexus of the Administration & Politics Dichotomy in the Academy 2. Strategic Change in Theory and Practice: The Olathe 2040 Future Ready Plan 3. Historical Legacies, Modern Solutions: Reparations in Asheville, NC 4. Forming a Quasi-Business Improvement District: The Case of the Charles Village Community Benefits District 5. The WE Charity Scandal: A Case Study of Nonprofit-Public Relationship Issues in Canada 6. Social Equity and Intervention Services: Case Study in Nonprofit, Social Work, and Law Enforcement Collaboration  Part 2: Managing People and Administering Public Services 7. Managing Post-conflict in the Human Services Agency: The President of the Board Takes the Lead on Organizational Development Planning 8. Contentious Parks in a Growing City 9. Leading Decisions: Choosing the Best Course for a New History Museum Building 10. "The Taxpayers are Going to Be Paying for This": Grappling with a Local Government Embezzlement Scandal 11. Shifting Strategy: From the Campaign Trail to Community Engagement  Part 3: Improving the Efficiency and Efficacy of Public Service Organizations 12. Building State Capability to Tackle Critical Epidemic: Case of Meghalaya, India 13. Closing Time: Managing Internal Processes, Stakeholder Expectations, and Social Equity Concerns in the Hastened Removal of Homeless Encampments in Dallas, TX 14. Developing an Effective and Equitable Mental Health Service Network Through Collaborative Governance 15. Enhancing Citizen Participation through E-Government in Nigeria: A Case Study of Lagos State 16. The New York City Solid Waste Management Plan: Political Rubbish or a Path to Sustainability?

Über Autor(innen)

Aimee L. Williamson, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Service and Healthcare Administration at Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts.  Her research and teaching interests focus on public management, including public-private management distinctions, collaboration, and administrative reform. She has publications in a wide range of public affairs journals, including Public Administration Review, Public Performance and Management Review, the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, and Public Administration Quarterly. She has also published cases in The CASE Journal and has been teaching with case studies for over 20 years, including courses in the foundations of public administration, leadership, organizational behavior, and strategic management.

Marc Holzer, Ph.D. has been a leader in the public administration field since the early 1970s. He is the founder of the National Center for Public Performance and was the founding editor in chief of the international journal Public Performance and Management Review for over four decades. His more than 600 scholarly publications address a wide range of strategic approaches to the measurement and improvement of public services. Dr. Holzer is Distinguished Research Professor (Ret.) at the Department of Public Service and Healthcare Administration at Suffolk University-Boston, and was the Founding Dean of the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University. He is a Past President of the American Society for Public Administration and a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.