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University of the Philippines Diliman CATALOG OF NEW BOOKS
JUNE
Combining a modern, data-analytic perspective with a focus on applications in the social sciences, the Second Edition of Applied Regression Analysis and Generalized Linear Models provides in-depth coverage of regression analysis, generalized linear models, and closely related methods. Although the text is largely accessible to readers with a modest background in statistics and mathematics, author John Fox also presents more advanced material throughout the book. The key updates to the second edition:
Provides greatly enhanced coverage of generalized linear models, with an emphasis on models for categorical and count data
Offers new chapters on missing data in regression models and on methods of model selection
Includes expanded treatment of robust regression, time-series regression, nonlinear regression, and nonparametric regression
Incorporates new examples using larger data sets Includes an extensive Web site at http://www.sagepub.com/fox that presents appendixes, data sets used in the book and for data-analytic exercises, and the data-analytic exercises themselves
This core text will be a valuable resource for graduate students and researchers in the social sciences (particularly sociology, political science, and psychology) and other disciplines that employ linear and related models for data analysis. (http://books.google.com.ph/books)
The eagerly anticipated Fourth Edition of the title that pioneered
the comparison of qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods
research design is here! For all three approaches, Creswell
includes a preliminary consideration of philosophical
assumptions, a review of the literature, an assessment of the use
of theory in research approaches, and reflections about the
importance of writing and ethics in scholarly inquiry. He also
presents the key elements of the research process, giving specific
attention to each approach. The Fourth Edition includes
extensively revised mixed methods coverage, increased coverage
of ethical issues in research, and an expanded emphasis on
worldview perspectives. (http://books.google.com.ph/books)
MAY
The Annual Editions series is designed to provide convenient,
inexpensive access to a wide range of current articles from some
of the most respected magazines, newspapers, and journals
published today. Annual Editions are updated on a regular basis
through a continuous monitoring of over 300 periodical sources.
The articles selected are authored by prominent scholars,
researchers, and commentators writing for a general audience.
Each Annual Editions volume has a number of features designed
to make them especially valuable for classroom use: an annotated
Table of Contents, a Topic Guide, an annotated listing of
supporting websites, Learning Outcomes and a brief overview for
each unit, and Critical Thinking questions at the end of each
article.(http://books.google.com.ph/books)
The Annual Editions series is designed to provide convenient,
inexpensive access to a wide range of current articles from some
of the most respected magazines, newspapers, and journals
published today. Annual Editions are updated on a regular basis
through a continuous monitoring of over 300 periodical sources.
The articles selected are authored by prominent scholars,
researchers, and commentators writing for a general audience.
Each Annual Editions volume has a number of features designed
to make them especially valuable for classroom use: an annotated
Table of Contents, a Topic Guide, an annotated listing of
supporting websites, Learning Outcomes and a brief overview for
each unit, and Critical Thinking questions at the end of each
article. (http://books.google.com.ph/books)
Since 2009, a diverse group of developing states that includes
China, Brazil, Ethiopia and Costa Rica has been advancing
unprecedented pledges to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions,
offering new, unexpected signs of climate leadership. Some
scholars have gone so far as to argue that these targets are now
even more ambitious than those put forward by their wealthier
counterparts. But what really lies behind these new pledges? What
actions are being taken to meet them? And what stumbling blocks
lie in the way of their realization?
In this book, an international group of scholars seeks to address
these questions by analyzing the experiences of twelve states from
across Asia, the Americas and Africa. The authors map the
evolution of climate policies in each country and examine the
complex array of actors, interests, institutions and ideas that has
shaped their approaches. Offering the most comprehensive
analysis thus far of the unique challenges that developing
countries face in the domain of climate change, Climate Governance
in the Developing World reveals the political, economic and
environmental realities that underpin the pledges made by
developing states, and which together determine the chances of
success and failure. (http://books.google.com.ph/books)
With a clear presentation, Ethics: Theory and Practice educates
readers about ethical theory and has them apply what they learn
to specific classic and contemporary moral problems (lying,
cheating, establishing ethical business practices, honoring ethical
obligations in medicine, etc.). Jacques P. Thiroux first wrote this
text 1977 in order to educate readers about ethical theory and its
applications in a way that beginning students could
understand. The result was an accessible text that isn't too
technical and doesn't plunge into complex readings
without sufficient background. The text is fully updated with
global issues and non-Western ethical views. Keith W.
Krasemann now continues Thiroux's efforts of making ethical
ideas accessible to students. Besides updating the foundations of
the text, Krasemann incorporates new and relevant material, most
of which is often unique only to this
text. (http://books.google.com.ph/books)
This collection of non-partisan reports focuses on 16 hot-button
policy issues written by award-winning CQ Researcher journalists.
As an annual that comes together just months before publication,
the volume is as current as possible. And because it’s CQ
Researcher, the policy reports are expertly researched and written,
showing all sides of an issue. Chapters in Issues for Debate in
American Public Policy: Selections from CQ Researcher, 14th Edition,
follow a consistent organization, exploring three issue questions,
then offering background, current context, and a look ahead, as
well as featuring a pro/con debate box. All issues include a
chronology, bibliography, photos, charts, and figures.
(http://books.google.com.ph/books)
"In Meta-Analysis for Public Management and Policy Evan Ringquist and his colleagues provide a lucid and practical roadmap for policy and public management scholars who use meta-analysis in their research. But this is more than a "how to" volume; it provides background on why meta-analysis is a potent means for accumulating and synthesizing empirical research findings, and shows how its use has evolved in recent decades. Specific applications of meta-analysis to long-standing policy and management debates are given, essentially providing an array of developed "templates" through which scholars and practitioners can assess how to approach different kinds of analytical problems using meta-analysis. Particularly valuable to me is the careful development and presentation of the necessary stages of meta-analysis, from conceptualization through data coding and bias assessment to advanced modeling. All of the statistical analyses can be conducted in Stata, utilizing readily available ."ado" modules. I will use this book, both in research and in the classroom. Overall it is one of the most useful methodological contributions I've seen in some time." -Hank Jenkins-Smith Department of Political Science Director, Center for Applied Social Research University of Oklahoma . (http://books.google.com.ph/books)
Walking through social development’s key theoretical principles and practice strategies, this book shows how it promotes peoples’ wellbeing not only in the Global South, where it first emerged, but in the Western countries as well. It covers:
Definitions and an historical evolution of social development Key theoretical debates around social well-being, human rights
and social justice Social development practice such as human capital interventions,
community development and cooperatives, asset building, employment creation policies and programmes, microenterprises and social planning among others
Future challenges; global poverty, international aid and trade, and global inequality, conflict and injustice. Complete with international examples drawn from around the world, Social Development: Theory and Practice demonstrates how social development theory translates into practical application. This book is essential reading for students in development studies, social policy, public administration and social work, and for policymakers and development practitioners everywhere. James Midgley is the Harry and Riva Specht Professor of Public Social Services at the School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley. (http://books.google.com.ph/books)
The book’s theme of increased capacity and responsiveness of
state and local government conveys excitement about politics at
the grassroots level and is pro public service.
(http://books.google.com.ph/books)
APRIL
This report presents an overview of country initiatives concerning
efficient, effective public services and open and innovative
government. It focuses on four core issues: delivery of public
services in times of fiscal consolidation; a more effective and
performance-oriented public service; promotion of open and
transparent government; and strategies for implementation of a
reform agenda. These issues were discussed at the OECD Public
Governance Ministerial Meeting held in Venice, Italy, in
November 2010, hosted by the Italian Ministry for Public
Administration and Innovation.
(http://books.google.com.ph/books)
Grappling with ethical issues is a daily challenge for those
working in organizations that deliver public services. Such
services are delivered through an often bewildering range of
agencies and amidst this constant change; there are fears that a
public service ethos, a tradition of working in the public interest,
becomes blurred.
Using extensive vignettes and case studies, Ethics and
Management in the Public Sector illuminates the practical
decisions made by public officials. The book takes a universal
approach to ethics reflecting the world-wide impact of public
service reforms and also includes discussions on how these
reforms impact traditional vales and principles of public services.
This easy-to-use textbook is a definitive guide for postgraduate
students of public sector ethics, as well as students of public
management and administration more generally.
(http://books.google.com.ph/books)
The fourth edition of "Ethics in Practice" offers an impressive collection of 70 new, revised, and classic essays covering 13 key ethical issues. Essays integrate ethical theory and the discussion of practical moral problems into a text that is ideal for introductory and applied ethics courses. A fully updated and revised edition of this authoritative anthology of classic and contemporary essays covering a wide range of ethical and moral issues integrates ethical theory with discussions of practical moral problems, and includes three essays on theory written specifically for this volume. Nearly half of the essays are written or revised exclusively for this anthology, which now also features eleven essays new to this edition, as well as expanded sections discussing theory, reproductive technologies, war and terrorism, and animals Content allows teachers to discuss discrete practical issues (e.g., euthanasia), focus on the broader grouping of topics (e.g., life and death), or focus on common themes which bridge sections (sexism, moral standing, individualism and community) Section introductions not only outline the basic issues discussed in the essays, but relate them to theoretical perspectives and practical issues discussed elsewhere in the book. (http://books.google.com.ph/books)
The first introductory public policy text with a strong economics
perspective. A new textbook by Charles Wheelan, author of
Naked Economics, Introduction to Public Policy, uses economic
principles to demonstrate that sound public policy occurs when
unfettered private markets provide the greatest good for the
greatest number. Only when it does not do this is government
intervention needed.
(http://books.google.com.ph/books)
Organization Theory offers a clear and comprehensive
introduction to the study of organizations and organizing
processes. It encourages an even-handed appreciation of the main
perspectives defining our knowledge of organizations and
challenges readers to broaden their intellectual reach.
Organization Theory is presented in three parts: Part I introduces
the reader to theorizing using the multi-perspective approach.
Part II presents different core concepts useful for analyzing and
understanding organizations - as entities within an environment,
as social structures, technologies, cultures and physical structures,
and as the products of power and political processes. Part III
explores applications of organization theory to the practical
matters of organizational design and change, and introduces the
latest ideas, including organizational identity theory, process and
practice theories, and aesthetics. An Online Resource Centre
accompanies this text and includes: For students: Multiple Choice
Questions For registered adopters: Lecturer's guide PowerPoint
slides Figures and tables from the book
(http://books.google.com.ph/books)
The fundamentals of project management with a wide assortment
of business applications. Pinto addresses project management
within the context of a variety of successful organizations. Project
Management takes a decision-making, business-oriented approach
to the management of projects, which is reinforced throughout
the text with current global examples, including London’s
Millennium Dome, Leadership and Project Management at
CLLM from Australia, renewable energy strategies in the UAE
and the Nicoll Highway Collapse from Singapore.
(http://books.google.com.ph/books)
Since the first edition of Public Administration and Law was published in 1983, it has retained its unique status of being the only book in the field of public administration that analyzes how constitutional law regulates and informs the way administrators interact with each other and the public. Examining First, Fourth, Fifth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights as they pertain to these encounters, it explains how public administrators must do their jobs and how administrative systems must operate in order to comply with constitutional law. The book begins by presenting a historical account of the way constitutional and administrative law have incrementally "retrofitted" public agencies into the nation’s constitutional design. It examines the federal judiciary’s impact on federal administration and the effect of the nation’s myriad environmental laws on public administration. Next, it focuses on the role of the individual as a client and customer of public agencies. In a discussion of the Fourth Amendment, it examines street-level encounters between citizens and law enforcement agents. Responding to the rise of the new public management (NPM), it also adds, for the first time in this edition, a chapter that analyzes the rights of the individual not only as a government employee but also as a government contractor. The final chapters of the book address issues concerning the rights of inmates in administrative institutions and balancing the need to protect individual rights with the ability of agencies to function effectively. Supplemented with case citations and lists of articles, books, and documents, this text is designed to facilitate further study in a constantly evolving area. (http://books.google.com.ph/books)
"The best decisions made by public sector managers are based not on instinct, but on an informed understanding of what's happening on the ground. Policy may be directed by ideology, but it must also be founded on reality. The challenge of making the right decisions as a public sector manager are often, therefore, based on the need for rigorous, actionable research. In this major new textbook, Eller, Gerber, and Robinson show students of Public Administration exactly how to use both qualitative and quantitative research techniques to give them the best chance to make the right decisions. Uniquely, the book presents the various methodologies through a series of real-life case studies, with each chapter exploring the types of situations where a public sector manager can use research to answer specific questions, and how that research can inform future policy. Taking readers through the key concepts, from research design and sampling to interviews, survey data, and more statistical-based approaches, the book builds to provide the complete guide to using research in the public and voluntary sectors. Each chapter also includes discussion questions, class exercises, end of chapter review questions, and key vocabulary to provide students with a range of further tools to apply research principles to practical situations. Readers of the print book will also have automatic access to an interactive electronic version, which will include not only hyperlinks to further reading, but access to a series of data sets to enable practice using the statistical methodologies outlined in the text. Public Administration Research Methods: Tools for Evaluation and Evidence-Based Practice is the most accessible and comprehensive research methods textbook available to students of Public Administration and will be essential reading not only to students during their studies, but also as a companion in their future careers."--Publisher's website. (http://books.google.com.ph/books)
Updated in its 2nd edition, Public Policy Analysis: The Essential
Readings presents a collection of 67 key classic and contemporary
readings on public policy and public policy issues.Spanning a wide
range of topics and issues, this text aims to introduce readers to
the underpinnings and current practices of the policymaking
arena. Selected readings are viewed as “essential” by the authors,
in that some of them are generally argued to be among the most
influential in the field, or among the most frequently cited.
(http://books.google.com.ph/books)
The original Handbook of Public Administration was a landmark publication, the first to provide a comprehensive and authoritative survey of the discipline. The eagerly-awaited new edition of this seminal international handbook continues to provide a complete review and guide to past and present knowledge in this essential field of inquiry. Assembling an outstanding team of scholars from around the world, the second edition explores the current state-of-the-art in academic thinking and the current structures and processes for the administration of public policy. The second edition has been fully revised and updated, with new chapters that reflect emerging issues and changes within the public sector:
Identifying the Antecedents in Public Performance
Bureaucratic Politics
Strategy Structure and Policy Dynamics
Comparative Administrative Reform
Administrative Ethics
Accountability through Market and Social Instruments
Federalism and intergovernmental coordination. A dominant theme throughout the handbook is a critical reflection on the utility of scholarly theory and the extent to which government practices inform the development of this theory. To this end it serves as an essential guide for both the practice of public administration today and its on-going development as an academic discipline. The SAGE Handbook of Public Administration remains indispensable to the teaching, study and practice of public administration for students, academics and professionals everywhere. (http://books.google.com.ph/books)
Updated it its 14th edition, "Understanding Public Policy" focuses
on the policy challenges confronting the Obama administration.
This edition provides students with a close up look at the
American healthcare system, current economic policies, issues of
homeland security and defense policy among many other current
event and issues shaping public policy today. The gold-standard
for introductory public policy texts, "Understanding Public
Policy" is designed to provide readers with concrete tools for
both understanding and analyzing public policy.
(http://books.google.com.ph/books)
This book is a study of the influence of religion on the values and
ethics of the steel frame of India, the Indian Civil Service (ICS)
and its successor, the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).
Examining pertinent subjects like the historical origins of IAS,
colonial ethics, codes of conduct and Hindu ethics, the book
presents a socio-religious analysis of corruption in India. The
book deals primarily with the issue of administrative corruption in
the IAS, the premier civil service of India, and also in the Indian
society, of which the IAS is an integral component. It is the result
of a thorough survey and in-depth interviews of serving IAS
officers of the Karnataka cadre.
(http://books.google.com.ph/books)
MARCH
With a focus on a broad spectrum of topics--race,
ethnicity, gender, disability, and sexual orientation at the
federal, tribal, state, and local levels--this book equips
readers to better understand the complex, real-world
challenges public administrators confront in serving an
increasingly diverse society. Pa scholars will appreciate the
attention given to the role of cultural competency in
program accreditation, and to educational approaches to
deliver essential instruction on this important topic.
Practitioners will value the array of examples that reflect
many of the common tradeoffs public administrators face
when trying to deliver comprehensive programs and
services within a context of fiscal realities.
(http://books.google.com.ph/books)
Known for its brevity and student-friendly approach, this
new third edition of essential statistics provides students
with a strong conceptual foundation, but continues to
stress application. Class-tested learning objectives, key
term lists, and numerous tables, figures, and charts further
enhance skill acquisition. (http://books.google.com.ph/books)
This handbook reinvigorates the debate surrounding the
monitoring, reporting, assessing, and managing of local
government fiscal stress, bankruptcy, and state takeovers.
It provides both a solid conceptual basis for understanding
the sources and causes behind local government fiscal
stress and crisis, as well as tools for monitoring, reporting,
and addressing such crises. Ideal for students of public
policy and public administration, handbook of local
government fiscal health seeks to both advance the state
of the field in terms of research and frameworks around
fiscal stress in local government as well as provide an
assessment of the tools, monitoring practices, and state
and local policies that are used to address situations of
fiscal stress. (http://books.google.com.ph/books)
This book explains why many institutional reforms in
developing countries have limited success and suggests
ways to overcome these limits. The author argues that
reforms often fail to make governments better because
they are introduced as signals to gain short-term support.
These signals introduce unrealistic best practices that do
not fit developing country contexts and are not considered
relevant by implementing agents. The result is a set of new
forms that do not function. However, there are realistic
solutions emerging from institutional reforms in some
developing countries. Lessons from these experiences
suggest that reform limits, although challenging to adopt,
can be overcome by focusing change on problem solving
through an incremental process that involves multiple
agents. (http://books.google.com.ph/books)
Transparent and prudent local financial management has
come to be recognized as critical to the integrity of local
public sector and to gaining and retaining trust of local
residents. Such integrity and trust is sometimes lacking in
some local governments in developing countries, especially
in the Africa region. This volume attempts to provide
practical guidance to local governments interested in
establishing sound financial management systems. Leading
international experts have contributed to all relevant
aspects of local public financial management - cash
management, internal controls, accounts, audits, and debt
management. (http://books.google.com.ph/books)
This comparative collection of original contributions examines the role of political staff in executive government and the consequences for policy-making and governance. The leading contributors reveal that good governance is about governments getting the advice that they need to hear as well as the advice that they want to hear. They highlight the importance of ensuring that the advice is appropriately responsive to the policy priorities of the government of the day. In countries such as the united states, and in some European democracies, political appointments to senior administrative positions are not a new development. However, in recent years a third element the political adviser has also become a feature of policy-making and political management in Westminster-styled systems. This authoritative work seeks to illuminate the drivers behind the advent of political staff in executive government, and the consequences for policy-making and governance. This unique book includes case studies from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, the united kingdom and the united states. Academics and postgraduates researching in public administration and management as well as political science will find this book invaluable. Policymakers in agencies responsible for public service leadership will also find much to interest them in this important book. (http://books.google.com.ph/books)
This book presents a variety of cases from differing
national and international contexts that enable a valuable,
comparative analysis that is absent from most literature
currently available and that suggest a number of exciting
research directions with implications for policy making,
transference and implementation in the future.
(http://books.google.com.ph/books)
Filled with practical tools and guidelines, this book
addresses an essential competence for public managers -
incorporating governance and law in public administration.
It links democratic constitutional values to administrative
decision making and practices by stressing how public law
authorizes, informs, and democratically constrains public
servants in fulfilling public policies. The author addresses
important aspects of governance in chapters that discuss
democratic values of the rule of law, constitutional law,
legislation and policy, administrative law, judicial practice,
contract law, and tort law. The book also considers the
practical aspects of public management (such as tax
collection, benefits administration, personnel
administration, and more), with application guidelines and
techniques based on thorough legal grounding.
(http://books.google.com.ph/books)
A highly challenging set of essays on sense-making in a
public sector world that previously contained a dearth of
relevant theory. Moving beyond the orthodoxies of policy
and management, this work advances the critical position
that post modernism must be relevant to practice by
building from the narratives of empowered practitioners
faced with finding solutions that go beyond traditional
boundaries.' With state-of-the-art contributions from
leading international scholars, public management in the
postmodern era explores a public sector that has moved
irreversibly beyond the familiar territory of new public
management and the exhausted tenets of modernization.
Within a global environment where the old explanations
and solutions have failed, the book advances a
postmodern analysis. It argues strongly its original case
that postmodern perspectives are of immediate relevance
to issues of practice as well as to enduring problems of
theory. (http://books.google.com.ph/books)
This book covers all your basics and introduces the reader
to more advanced methods. It is very well written and
includes examples that make even complicated procedures
understandable. It even includes codes for stata! A
wonderful text that is a must have.
(http://books.google.com.ph/books)
This reader presents a balanced collection of 16
administrative profiles of high-level government and
nonprofit officials for course use. The profiles were
originally published as part of a series for public
administration review. The profiles themselves cover a
wide range of public service professionals at the local,
state, and federal levels, and are written by a distinguished
cast of authors. A concluding chapter by riccucci pulls
together and synthesizes the various themes of the
profiles. (http://books.google.com.ph/books)
This book illustrates a system-based framework model of
the city that provides a holistic view of environmental
media (land, air, and water) while helping decision makers
to understand the extent to which environmental policy
decisions are intertwined with the natural, built, and social
systems of the city. The text introduces basic and
environment-specific policy-analytic models, methods, and
tools; presents numerous specific environmental policy
puzzles that will confront cities; and introduces methods
for understanding and educating public opinions around
urban environmental policy. The book is grounded in the
policy-analytic perspective rather than political science,
economic, or planning frameworks. It includes both new
scholarship and synthesis of existing policy analysis. The
text features numerous tables, figures, checklists, and
maps, and also contains a comprehensive reference list.
(http://books.google.com.ph/books)
Why do parties and governments cheat in elections they
cannot lose? This book documents the widespread use of
blatant and excessive manipulation of elections and
explains what drives this practice. Alberto Simpser shows
that, in many instances, elections are about more than
winning. Electoral manipulation is not only a tool used to
gain votes, but also a means of transmitting or distorting
information. This manipulation conveys an image of
strength, shaping the behavior of citizens, bureaucrats,
politicians, parties, unions, and businesspeople to the
benefit of the manipulators, increasing the scope for the
manipulators to pursue their goals while in government
and mitigating future challenges to their hold on power.
Why governments and parties manipulate elections
provides a general theory about what drives electoral
manipulation and empirically documents global patterns of
manipulation. (http://books.google.com.ph/books)
FEBRUARY
This book is a ground-breaking book which sets the record
straight on leadership development, the nature of
leadership and how it can be taught. John Adair identifies
the seven key principles of leadership development, and
answers vital questions on how to select, train and educate
leaders at team, operational and strategic leadership levels.
In doing so he discusses topics such as the manager as
leader, how people become leaders, how to manage
leadership training, learning to be a strategic leader and
training team leaders. Effective leadership is a crucial
factor in business success. How to Grow Leaders will help
you to develop these skills in others, whilst guiding you on
your own personal journey towards excellence as a leader.
(http://books.google.com.ph/books)
This book is indispensable for social and behavioral
science students and researchers worldwide wanting to
sharpen their critical evaluative skills for better academic
writing. SAGE Study Skills are essential study guides for
students of all levels. From how to write great essays and
succeeding at university, to writing your undergraduate
dissertation and doing postgraduate research, SAGE Study
Skills help you get the best from your time at university.
(http://books.google.com.ph/books)
John Adair has transformed our understanding of how
leadership works with his pioneering book Not Bosses But
Leaders. Here he explores the nature of motivation,
individual needs and how they relate to the key tasks
facing leaders and managers - good, positive motivation
can create, maintain and improve the performance of any
team. In Leadership and Motivation John Adair also puts
forward his own theory of motivation - the fifty-fifty rule -
and then identifies the eight key principles for motivating
others. Motivation increases efficiency and productivity -
and makes reaching targets more likely. Leadership and
Motivation will stimulate your thoughts and ideas on how
to inspire others, and offers you some practical ways to
motivate yourself and others to achieve.
(http://books.google.com.ph/books)
“As the market-leading textbook on the subject, Project
Management: The Managerial Process is distinguished by
its balanced treatment of both the technical and behavioral
issues in project management as well as by its coverage of
a broad range of industries to which project management
principles can be applied. It focuses on how project
management is integral to the organization as a whole. The
text not only delivers the tools and processes is essential to
successful project management but also an understanding
that the effectiveness of these tools and methods are
shaped and determined by the prevailing culture of the
organization and interpersonal dynamics of the people
involved. As such, Larson/Gray presents a holistic view
that focuses on methodology as well as the human
dimension and how they interact to determine the
outcome of projects.”
(https://www.mheducation.ca/highereducation/products
/9781259186400/project+management:+the+managerial
+process+with+ms+project/)
This book “demonstrates how the web is being used to
collect social research data, such as online surveys and
interviews, as well as digital trace data from social media
environments, such as Facebook and Twitter. It also
illuminates how the advent of the web has led to
traditional social science concepts and approaches being
combined with those from other scientific disciplines,
leading to new insights into social, political and economic
behaviour. It is ideal for students and researchers across
the social sciences, as well as those from information
science, computer science and engineering who want to
learn about how social scientists are thinking about and
researching the web.”
(http://books.google.com.ph/books)
JANUARY
This book “covers the constitutional and procedural
dimensions of governmental agencies, including
delegation, rulemaking, adjudications, investigations,
freedom of information, liabilities of governments and
their employees, judicial review, and other considerations,
such as the concept of fairness. Instructor resources
include an Instructor's Manual, PowerPoint lecture slides,
and a Test Bank.”
(http://books.google.com.ph/books)
The book “explains each one, offers constructive
criticisms and explores their claims in the light of a variety
of American, British and European examples. Arguing that
no one framework offers a comprehensive explanation of
public policy; John suggests a synthesis based on different
aspects of the approaches, introducing
concepts/approaches of advocacy coalitions, punctuated
equilibrium and evolution as more effective ways to
understand public policy. Combining both a clear
summary of debates in public policy and a new and
original approach to the subject, this book remains
essential reading for students of public policy and policy
analysis.” (http://books.google.com.ph/books)
“This thorough revision of Babbie's standard-setting text
presents a succinct, straightforward introduction to the
field of research methods as practiced by social scientists.
Contemporary examples, such as terrorism, Alzheimer's
disease, anti-gay prejudice and education, and the
legalization of marijuana, introduce students to the how-
tos and whys of social research methods. With increased
emphasis on qualitative research and practical applications,
this edition is authoritative yet student-friendly and
engaging enough to help students connect the dots
between the world of social research and the real world.”
(http://books.google.com.ph/books)
“The book provides enhanced understanding of the
complex environment city administrators work in, helping
readers develop improved decision-making and problem-
solving skills through the study of real issues city
administrators have experienced. The case study
methodology used supplies information that is
immediately applicable to real-world situations, making it a
resource that city administrators can use to improve their
public administration and governance skills.”
(http://books.google.com.ph/books)
Cultural Change and Leadership in Organizations
discusses ways in which organizations are able to
implement successful strategic change; inspirational and
conceptual material is combined with practical examples
and concrete interventions for planning and implementing
cultural change within organizations. Cultural Change and
Leadership in Organizations is targeted toward
professionals, including organizational psychologists,
consultants, senior managers, and human resources
professionals, as well as advanced-level business school
courses. (http://books.google.com.ph/books)
The book “teaches you the ins and outs of conducting
policy-practice in order to prepare you to implement
policy reform during your own career. The seventh
edition’s coverage includes discussion of such events and
issues as Barack Obama’s presidency, the Occupy Wall
Street movement, the Arab Spring, and more. By going
beyond the traditional foundational approach to policy,
this groundbreaking text helps you develop the skills you
need to become an advocate for social change.”
(http://books.google.com.ph/books)
“Developed by D. Don Welch during his 28 years of
teaching ethics and public policy, the rationale behind A
Guide to Ethics and Public Policy is to present a
comprehensive guide for making policy judgments. Rather
than present specific cases that raise moral issues or
discuss the role a few concepts play in the moral analysis
of policy, this book instead provides a broad framework
for the moral evaluation of public policies and policy
proposals. This framework is organized around guiding
five principles: benefit, effectiveness, fairness, fidelity, and
legitimacy. These principles identify the factors that should
be taken into account and the issues that should be
addressed as citizens address the question of what the
United States government should be able to do. Organized
by concept, with illustrations and examples frequently
interspersed, the book covers both theory and specific
issues.” (http://books.google.com.ph/books)
The book is “based on two principles: that students must
understand precisely where the money for public budgets
comes from; and that, to learn public finance and
budgeting, students must run the numbers. John L.
Mikesell--an authority on the revenue side of public
finance--gives students detailed instruction to equip them
to deal with the complex issues and calculations they will
encounter in the field. In most chapters, Mikesell includes
questions and exercises that require calculations to get
specific answers. Also included are Cases for Discussion
and Sidebars that supplement the regular text with more
in-depth treatment of key topics. This new edition
includes the budget information from the Obama
administration and the latest federal government fiscal
data.” (http://books.google.com.ph/books)
“We have been living and working in the information
society for decades, yet still we struggle to understand and
keep up in the face of its constant flux and vast scope. In
this unique interdisciplinary text, three scholars at the
forefront of this dynamic field provide a clear conceptual
framework and interpretation of the global information
society. They explain the three pillars of the information
society—technology, knowledge, and mobility—and the
global information society as a whole, both as an
interconnected web and a regionally distinct phenomenon.
Offering a nuanced understanding of this complex subject,
this book will enable students to navigate and thrive in the
dynamic and evolving world of information and
communication technology.”
(http://books.google.com.ph/books)
The book “builds on the popularity of the first edition,
viewing global environmental problems as complex issues
with a network of causes, influenced by a range of actors
with differing priorities. The book recognises that science
underpins much of what happens in society and therefore
it is important to be able to interpret the environmental
and social consequences of scientific developments. In
addition to discussing the main biophysical causes, the
book illustrates how socio-economic and political factors
determine why and how people use land, resources and
technology, and how this in turn affects natural resource
management. This edition includes new chapters on the
politics of science, International environmental regulation
and treaties, environmental issues in a globalised world
and natural resource management.”
(http://books.google.com.ph/books)
“This book presents the strategic foundations for
government’s role in fostering and adapting to societal
transformation in a volatile world. It shifts the focus of the
discipline from an overtly retrospective analysis to a
prospective analysis, incorporating the role of foresight
techniques and instruments. Above all, it stimulates debate
about the practical implications of governance as an
emergent future-oriented framework of public
management. This challenging book aims to facilitate
dialogue and discussion between academics and
practitioners, and encourage advanced students to take a
new perspective on Public Management during these
volatile times.” (http://books.google.com.ph/books)
“This new text treats international, strategic and
contemporary issues as central to the study and practice of
Human Resource Management. Covering the core
curriculum, this book provides all the knowledge and tools
you need to get the best possible grades and achieve career
success after university.”
(http://books.google.com.ph/books)
“The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have
contributed to reductions in poverty and improvements in
the human condition in many parts of the world since
their "invention" in 2000 and 2001. It nonetheless remains
the case that today, as on all the previous days of the
twenty-first century, almost one billion people will go
hungry. Debates about whether the MDGs have made a
positive contribution to poverty eradication and/or
whether they have achieved as much as they should have
done are becoming more frequent as 2015 and the "end of
the MDGs" approaches. This book highlights that active
debate about what the MDGs have achieved and what that
means for the crafting of a post-2015 international
framework for action, must become a priority. The work
begins by examining the global context of the goals from a
variety of perspectives, and moves on to focus on the
region that continues to be the most impoverished and
which looks likely to fall short of meeting many of the
MDGs: Africa.”
(http://books.google.com.ph/books)
The book “offers an international, scientifically sound, and
strictly practice-related perspective. It is the first official
textbook of the United Nations for the Principles for
Responsible Management Education (PRME) academic
network, and a reference book for companies of the
United Nations Global Compact Initiative. It is a primary
text for traditional business and society, business ethics,
corporate social responsibility, and sustainability courses,
or may serve as a practitioner handbook. Contributors are
renowned academic professionals in their respective
chapter topics as well as distinguished business
practitioners who contribute highly relevant practice
cases.”
(http://books.google.com.ph/books)
“This volume is part of a long-running annual series that
pulls together current readings to offer students a window
into the real world of US state and local politics and
policymaking. There is complete turnover of pieces from
year to year, so the collection is as up to date as possible.
The readings are pulled from both academic journals and
such respected sources as Governing, Campaigns &
Elections, State news, and State Legislatures. Kevin Smith
offers meaty part introductions to set background and
context for each section of readings.”
(http://books.google.com.ph/books)