National Academy of Public AdministrationThe National Academy of Public Administration is an independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit, non-partisan organization established in 1967....the Academy seeks to advance government practices through studies and projects held to the highest standards of efficiency and excellence.
The Council of State GovernmentsThe Council of State Governments is the nation’s largest nonpartisan organization serving all three branches of state elected and appointed officials.
U.S. Department of State: Bureau of AdministrationThe Bureau of Administration provides support programs to the Department of State and U.S. embassies and consulates. These programs include: procurement; supply and transportation; diplomatic pouch and mail services; official records, publishing, and library services; language services; setting allowance rates for U.S. Government personnel assigned abroad and providing support for Department assisted overseas schools; domestic real property and facilities management; domestic emergency management; support for White House travel abroad; and logistical support for special conferences.
American Society for Public AdministrationAll of our services and programs are geared toward supporting our Society's goal to advance the art, science, teaching and practice of public and nonprofit administration. ASPA's members come from all areas of public administration: civil servants, city managers, elected officials appointed officials, researchers, scholars, thought leaders, nonprofit managers and more.
Association of Metropolitan Planning OrganizationsAMPO is a nonprofit, membership organization established in 1994 to serve the needs and interests of "metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs)" nationwide.
Notable Books
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The purpose of this book is to provide the first-line leader with practical, time-proven guidance for making decisions that range from the seemingly mundane to the life-critical.
Open Access- This book describes the nature of the problem, its multidimensionality, and the need for original approaches, through the contribution of scholars belonging to different disciplines. This book contains nine chapters in a single section (Public Management and Administration), which, through the different approaches to the subject by the authors, help to explain the issues of the public sector.
Experts in public administration must give advice on the design as well as execution of strategies that effective, robust, and principled. Strategies for Governing challenges us to reinvigorate public administration and public management, preparing the fields for the challenges of the twenty-first century.
Discover the latest insights in organization theory from a comprehensive and masterful volume. Understanding and Managing Public Organizations, 6th Edition provides readers with an authoritative reference for scholars, masters, and doctoral students in public management and public affairs programs in the United States and other nations. The 6th Edition of Understanding and Managing Public Organizations presents the latest research and insights from organization and management theory and their application to public organizations and the people in them.
Notable Journals
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