The Public Administration Workbook

Dennis Dresang is Professor Emeritus of Public Affairs and Political Science and founding director of the La Follette School of Public Affairs. His research focuses on state politics, public personnel management, and community issues. He has contributed to public service in a variety of ways: directing a research and public service seminar of La Follette School students examining community health issues and youth violence, chairing two major gubernatorial task forces, and serving on numerous tribal and local government commissions on human resource management issues.

Preface

 

PARTI.DECISION MAKING AND POLICY ANALYSIS

Exercise 01. Rational Decision Making

Exercise 02. Policy Evaluation

Exercise 03. Designing Organizations

Exercise 04. Administrative Ethics

 

PART II. PUBLIC MANAGEMENT

Exercise 05. The Administrative Memo

Exercise 06. Process Management

Exercise 07. Project Management

Exercise 08. Contract Management

Exercise 09. Regulatory Management

Exercise 10. Emergency Management

 

PART III. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Exercise 11. Job Analysis and Job Description

Exercise 12. Performance Evaluation

Exercise 13. Succession Planning

Exercise 14. Recruitment and Selection

Exercise 15. Collective Bargaining

 

PART IV. BUDGETING

Exercise 16. Line-item Budgeting

Exercise 17. Performance and Program Budgeting

Exercise 18. Zero-base and Outcome-based Budgeting