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Diversity and Public Administration: Theory, Issues, and Perspectives »

Authors: Mitchell F. Rice
ISBN-13: 9780765622631, ISBN-10: 0765622637
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Sharpe, M. E. Inc.
Date Published: February 2010
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Mitchell F. Rice

Book Synopsis

Rice (political science, Texas A&M University) assembles material on diversity factors, such as race, ethnicity, gender, and age, and the challenges they present to public service. Contributors in public administration, political science, and education discuss diversity issues in relation to public and business organizations, in chapters on workforce diversity initiatives in business and government organizations, diversity in public administration education, the need for diversity in the health professions, and embracing workplace diversity in public organizations. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

1	The multiple dimensions of diversity and culture	3
2	Workforce diversity initiatives and best practices in business and governmental organizations : developments, approaches, and issues	22
3	Increased diversity of the workforce : opportunities for research in public and nonprofit organizations	45
4	Teaching public administration education in the postmodern era : connecting organizational culture to diversity to social equity	66
5	Diversity in public administration education : a view from California	87
6	Public service in America's urban areas : why the bar in perception and practice remains higher for African-American public managers	104
7	Diversity newcomers and the challenge of balancing organizational expectations : assuming ethical responsibility	118
8	Networking, career management, and diversity in the public sector	139
9	Responding to the health needs of a diverse population : the need for diversity in the health professions	153
10	Cultural competency and the practice of public administration	177
11	Cultural diversity and productivity	197
12	Embracing workplace diversity in public organizations : some further considerations	230