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In Mastering Public Administration, each chapter spotlights a significant theorist in the field, covering his/her life, research, writings, and impact, introducing the discipline′s most important scholarship in both a memorable and approachable manner. The combination of biographical narrative with explanation and analysis makes abstract theories understandable while showing how subject scholars relate to each other in their work, providing much needed context. The book’s chronological organization shows the evolution of public administration theory over time. With the new edition, the authors will be adding mini-chapters that link contemporary scholars and their research to the seminal literature.
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Competing effectively in a complex global marketplace requires more than just having technological parity with foreign countries. It also requires the effective management of that technology, the people, the organizations, processes, and overall resources. Modern management tools have been developed that can respond to this challenge, but many of today's busy managers, caught up in the necessary rush to generate new products, processes, and services, haven't heard the good news. Hans Thamhain's Engineering Management gets the good word out - clearly and forcefully. He skillfully combines 20 years of R&D and technical management experience with eight years of field research, to show you how t...