PUB-5000 V4: Introduction to Public Administration

Cox, R. W. (2020).Public administration in theory and practice. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.
Read Chapter 4: Budgeting Practices (pp. 97-122).
Read Chapter 8: Organizational Dynamics and Change (pp. 174-198).
These textbook chapters shed light on the importance of stakeholder engagement and understanding for effective public administration.
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Georgescu, S.-D., & Pintea, I. (2018). Remarks on the ethical foundations of public administration. Economics, Management, and Financial Markets, 13(3), 263.

Jong, J. (2019). Racial diversity and task performance: The roles of formalization and goal setting in government organizations. Public Personnel Management, 48(4), 493–512. https://doi.org/10.1177/0091026019826157
This paper explores the impact of personnel practices on the effectiveness of diversity practices in public workforces.

Murray, S. (2017). Commentary: Diversity Implementation: Reflections of a practitioner. Public Administration Review, 77(1), 30–31. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12700
This commentary provides a real-life perspective of the challenges of fostering inclusion and diversity in a public organization.

Riccucci, N. M., & Van Ryzin, G. G. (2017). Representative bureaucracy: A lever to enhance social equity, coproduction, and democracy. Public Administration Review, 77(1), 21–30. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12649
Two scholars describe research on representative bureaucracy theory and underscore the value of diversity in public organizations.