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State Trooper Exam

State Trooper Exam

Learningexpress LLC

Study & learning skills: general; Political control & freedoms; Civil service & public sector

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This completely updated second edition of State Trooper Exam provides fast, focused test preparation through instructional... [more]

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Report on the Preliminary Inquiry into Public Sector Efficiencies: Together with the Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee Relating to the Report, Written Submissions, Memoranda and the Minutes of Evidence Third Report of Session 2009-2010

Report on the Preliminary Inquiry into Public Sector Efficiencies: Together...

Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Assembly: Committee for Finance and Personnel

Public administration; Civil service & public sector

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The full implications for Northern Ireland of the current deficit in UK public sector finances still have to emerge but the... [more]

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Building a World-class Civil Service for 21st Century India

Building a World-class Civil Service for 21st Century India

Das

Public administration; Development economics; Political economy; Civil service & public sector

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This monograph identifies a range of initiatives for reforming the civil services in India from a comparative perspective.... [more]

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Border Patrol Exam: Artificial Language Test Prep

Border Patrol Exam: Artificial Language Test Prep

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Study & learning skills: general; Political control & freedoms; Civil service & public sector

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Working as a border patrol agent has many advantages, including job security, good salaries and excellent benefits. However,... [more]

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Public Management and Performance: Research Directions

Public Management and Performance: Research Directions

Gene A. Brewer, George A. Boyne, Richard M. Walker

Management & management techniques; Civil service & public sector

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This 2010 book is a systematic review of the research literature on public management and the performance of public agencies.... [more]

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Comparative Administration Change and Reform: Lessons Learned

Comparative Administration Change and Reform: Lessons Learned

Jon Pierre, Patricia W. Ingraham

Public administration; Central government policies; Civil service & public sector

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The public service has changed dramatically over the years. Reviewing these changes, this book provides a global assessment... [more]

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Handbook of Human Resource Management in Government

Handbook of Human Resource Management in Government

Stephen E. Condrey

Public administration; Personnel & human resources management; Civil service & public sector

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The practice of public human resource management has changed significantly in the past 5 years due to increased outsourcing,... [more]

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Police Officer Exam

Police Officer Exam

Elizabeth Chesla, Mary E Masi, Mary Hesalroad, Raymond E Foster, Rebecca Latourneau

Study & learning skills: general; Political control & freedoms; Civil service & public sector

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Police Officer Exam, Fourth Edition targets anyone interested in a position in law enforcement, particularly recent high school... [more]

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Public Management in the Postmodern Era: Challenges and Prospects

Public Management in the Postmodern Era: Challenges and Prospects

Janice McMillan, John Fenwick

Public administration; Civil service & public sector

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Challenging the traditional orthodoxies of public management, this timely and comprehensive book adopts a lively and critical... [more]

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Barron's Police Sergeant Examination

Barron's Police Sergeant Examination

Donald J Schroeder, Frank A Lombardo

Study & learning skills: general; Political control & freedoms; Civil service & public sector

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Revised and updated to reflect current exams, this manual prepares police officers to take any of the various exams given... [more]

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Organizing Government

Organizing Government

George A. Boyne, Rachel E. Ashworth

Public administration; Management & management techniques; Civil service & public sector

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This three-volume set provides an impressively comprehensive review of issues and theories spanning the subject of organizational... [more]

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Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies: Popular Theories and Observed Outcomes in Whitehall

Cutback Management in Public Bureaucracies: Popular Theories and Observed...

Andrew Dunsire, Christopher Hood

Public administration; Central government; Civil service & public sector

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Professors Dunsire and Hood provide a full-length historical study of bureaucratic cutbacks between 1976 and 1985. [more]

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The New Public Leadership Challenge

The New Public Leadership Challenge

Keith Grint, Stephen Brookes

Public administration; Management: leadership & motivation; Civil service & public sector

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Drawn from the results of five seminars this unique book looks at the four areas of: public sector reform; essential features... [more]

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Comparative Administration Change and Reform: Lessons Learned

Comparative Administration Change and Reform: Lessons Learned

Jon Pierre, Patricia W. Ingraham

Public administration; Central government policies; Civil service & public sector

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The public service has changed dramatically over the years. Reviewing these changes, this book provides a global assessment... [more]

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Outsiders and Insiders: External Appointments to the Senior Civil Service: Seventh Report of Session 2009-10 - Report, Together with Formal Minutes, Oral and Written Evidence

Outsiders and Insiders: External Appointments to the Senior Civil Service:...

Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Public Administration Select Committee

Public administration; Civil service & public sector

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Examines the practice of recruiting externally to the senior civil service (SCS). [more]

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Public Administration Singapore-style

Public Administration Singapore-style

Jon S.T. Quah

Public administration; Civil service & public sector

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Singapore was ranked first for the competence of its public officials from 1999 to 2002 by The Global Competitiveness Report... [more]

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Leading Across Boundaries: Creating Collaborative Agencies in a Networked World

Leading Across Boundaries: Creating Collaborative Agencies in a Networked...

Russell M. Linden

Non-profitmaking organisations; Civil service & public sector

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This second edition of the bestselling book offers a practical guide that both explores the interpersonal and organizational... [more]

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A Question of Balance: Principles, Contracts and the Government-Not-for-Profit Relationship

A Question of Balance: Principles, Contracts and the Government-Not-for-Profit...

Eric Sidoti, Public Interest Advocacy Centre, University of

Public administration; Business studies: general; Civil service & public sector

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The aim of the project has been to determine the impact of these contr Contracts - including on the relationship between the... [more]

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Small Mistakes, Big Consequences: First Report, Session 2009-2010

Small Mistakes, Big Consequences: First Report, Session 2009-2010

Great Britain: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

Public administration; Civil service & public sector

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Shows how small mistakes by big public bodies can have a disproportionate impact on those they are attempting to serve, and... [more]

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State and Local Fiscal Policy: Thinking Outside the Box?

State and Local Fiscal Policy: Thinking Outside the Box?

Sally Wallace

Public finance; Civil service & public sector

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Demographic trends have put substantial pressure on non-discretionary public expenditures such as health care, while legal... [more]

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California Firefighter Exam

California Firefighter Exam

Editors of Learningexpress, Learningexpress LLC

Study & learning skills: general; Civil service & public sector; Fire protection & safety

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Firefighting is a challenging, rewarding, and sometimes dangerous career-and the geography and climate of California present... [more]

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The Many Faces of Public Management Reform in the Asia-Pacific Region

The Many Faces of Public Management Reform in the Asia-Pacific Region

Bidhya Bowornwathana, Clay Wescott, L.R. Jones

Public administration; Civil service & public sector

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During the past decade, globalization and democratization have been the major forces that helped transform the structures,... [more]

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Master the Public Safety Dispatcher/911 Operator Exam

Master the Public Safety Dispatcher/911 Operator Exam

Valerie L Haynes

Study & learning skills: general; Civil service & public sector

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Master the Public Safety Dispatcher/911 Operator Exams provides everything you need to succeed on the exam, including two... [more]

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Understanding and Managing Public Organizations

Understanding and Managing Public Organizations

Hal G. Rainey

Public administration; Management & management techniques; Civil service & public sector

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Understanding and Managing Public Organizations provides a comprehensive analysis of research and practice on public organizations... [more]

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Unmasking Administrative Evil

Unmasking Administrative Evil

Danny Lee Balfour, Guy B. Adams

Ethics & moral philosophy; Public administration; Civil service & public sector

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Examines how the modern age has enabled administrative evil. This work argues that the tendency toward this dangerous form... [more]

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