Managing Human Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organizations 1st Edition

by Robert B. Denhardt (Author), Janet V. Denhardt (Author), Maria P. Aristigueta (Author)

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ISBN-13: 978-0761924746

ISBN-10: 0761924744

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Managing Human Behavior in Public and Nonprofit Organizations is the first core textbook specifically written for the management and organizational behavior course taught in undergraduate and graduate programs in public administration, particularly in Masters in Public Administration (MPA) programs. Designed to help students develop the skills and understanding they need in order to become effective and responsible public managers, the book covers all of the essential topics in management and organizational behavior from the perspective of public and non-profit management.

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"This book is a valuable addition t o the literature on public administration and management. It will serve as an excellent text for both current and aspiring public servants. It provides a creative interweaving of the theoretical and practical dimensions of public sector organizational behavior. Especially notable is the combination of succinct summaries of theoretical material with cases, simulations and other techniques that will make organizational behavior come alive in the classroom."

Author: Kenneth Kernaghan Source: International Review of Administrative Sciences

"This book offers a thorough summarization of organizational behavior, including almost all major topics in the field… the book rises above other textbook choices by its unique potential for helping the readers overcome the knowledge-doing gap through constant self-reflection and practice"

Author: PAQ Winter 2002

About the Author

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.

Paperback: 472 pages
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc; 1 edition (August 21, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0761924744
ISBN-13: 978-0761924746
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 1 x 10 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 13 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,336,276 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2782 in Human Resources (Books)
- #7090 in Business Management (Books)
- #2492 in Nonprofit Organizations & Charities (Books)

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felines100

... for a class for my MPA and was much better than I expected--lots of the books I had to ...

Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2015

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I had to buy it for a class for my MPA and was much better than I expected--lots of the books I had to purchase were expensive garbage.

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Chasity Tompkins

Class Assignment

Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2016

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I had to have this for a class. This is not the most interesting book I have read on this topic, but it does its job.

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luisa patrone

Good book

Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2019

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Great book

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Esmeralda Diaz

Text Book

Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2014

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Had to get this edition for class because the new edition is ridiculously expensive. Amazingly this was only $10... The perfect price for a student.

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Brady A McCarron

Great book!

Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2013

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First book in a long time that I actually enjoyed reading, used the information from and referred back to. Wish they were all like this.

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Kristospherein

Middle of the Road Book...

Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2009

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Considering the material, this book definitely could have been much worse. However, it could have been better. The book covers a wide-sweeping area of human behavior. The material is extremely complex and difficult to cover in a single book. With that being said, the author seemed to try and cover every topic in this book and the result is shallow subject content. Additionally, the content could have been organized a bit better or perhaps in a different way.
Taking a look at the other books in the area, it appears this is probably the best one even with my criticisms of it. That is why I gave it a three, it's a middle of the road book.

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clyde Johnson

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2017

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Good raeding

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janet roberts

Five Stars