Robert B. Denhardt, Janet V. Denhardt, Maria P. Aristigueta

Managing Human Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organizations

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Produktbeschreibung

Managing Human Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organizations, Fifth Edition is an established core text designed to help you develop your leadership and management skills. Bestselling authors Denhardt, Denhardt, Aristigueta, and Rawlings cover important topics such as stress, decision-making, motivation, leadership, teams, communication, and change. Cases, self-assessment exercises, and numerous examples provide you with the opportunity to apply concepts and theories discussed in the chapter. Focusing exclusively on organizational behavior in both public and nonprofit organizations, this text is a must-read for students in public administration programs. New to the Fifth Edition: * Increased attention to issues related to nonprofit organizations helps you develop a better understanding of the differences and similarities in public and nonprofit organizations, as well as the way they interact with one another and with the private sector.  * Broadened coverage of issues related to ethics and diversity offers you a broader perspective on important issues to consider, such as the examination of implicit and explicit bias, generational differences, and power and privilege.  * Additional discussions of collaboration, inclusion, and participation , both within the organization and with external constituencies, show you the value rationale for engagement and its practical effects.  * Revised and updated information on emerging technology illustrates to you how an increasingly digital, connected, and networked environment affects our ability to manage public and nonprofit organizations. * New cases, examples, self-assessments, and exercises cover recent developments in research and practice to offer relevant ways for you to practice and improve your management skills.  

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: SAGE Publications Inc
• 5 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 568
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 177mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 1062g
• ISBN-13: 9781506382661
• ISBN-10: 1506382665
• Artikelnr.: 53535393

Autorenporträt

Robert B. Denhardt is Professor of Public Administration in the Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California. He was previously Regents Professor and Director of the School of Public Affairs at Arizona State University. Dr. Denhardt is a past president of the American Society for Public Administration, a nationwide organization of academics and practitioners in the field of public administration at all levels of government. He is also a member of the prestigious National Academy of Public Administration, the field's equivalent of the National Academy of Science. He was the 2004 recipient of ASPA's Dwight Waldo Award, celebrating lifetime achievement in scholarship in public administration. Dr. Denhardt has published a dozen books, including Just Plain Good Management, 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, Theories of Public Organization, and Public Administration: An Action Orientation.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1 Organizational Behavior as a Way of Thinking and Acting
The Roots of Organizational Behavior
More Recent Developments
Does Good Management Make a Difference?
Themes and Purposes of This Book
2 Knowing and Managing Yourself
Ways of Thinking
Ways of Acting
Appendix 2.A: Reddin's Personal Values Inventory
Appendix 2.B: Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation-Behavior
(FIRO)
Appendix 2.C: Career Orientation Inventory
Appendix 2.D: Emotional Intelligence
3 Fostering Creativity and Innovation
Ways of Thinking
Ways of Acting
4 Managing Stress
Ways of Thinking
Ways of Acting
5 Decision-Making
Ways of Thinking
Ways of Acting
6 Motivation and Engagement
Ways of Thinking
Ways of Acting
7 Leadership in Public Organizations
Ways of Thinking
Ways of Acting
8 Power and Organizational Politics
Ways of Thinking
Ways of Acting
9 Communicating Effectively With Others
Ways of Thinking
Ways of Acting
10 Working in Groups and Teams
Ways of Thinking
Ways of Acting
11 Managing Conflict
Ways of Thinking
Ways of Acting
12 Organizational Culture and Change
Ways of Thinking
Ways of Acting
13 Representing the Organization "On the Outside"
Ways of Thinking
Ways of Actin
14 Managing Behavior in the Public Interest
The New Public Service
Conclusion
References
Index
About the Authors

Rezensionen

"I like the book's action science approach to the topic. I teach experientially. I link this to organization learning models. So this book is a perfect format for me."