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James C. Simeon
Captus Press,
ISBN
978-1-55322-196-8
(2009)
An ideal resource for courses in public policy, management and administration, Case Studies in Public Management and Administration is a collection of 30 original cases designed to enable the reader to gain valuable "learning experience" by tackling the many issues and concerns that public sector managers and administrators, at all levels, often confront within the workplace. This book includes a theoretical and conceptual discussion of the case study method, that evidence has shown, has helped to develop and sharpen the reader's analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills and abilities, frequently termed "effective thinking." Case Studies in Public Management and Administration places the reader in highly challenging problem-solving and decision-making situations that require devising optimal, yet practical and implementable solutions, that are in the public interest. An ideal principal, complementary or supplementary text for courses in the social sciences and in professional studies such as administrative studies, administrative law, human resources management, public management, public administration, and political science. Custom eBook available for course adoptions! Pricing: $4.00 + $1.50 per case.
Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Cases · A Person of Influence · Ambushed · Copy Cat · Crossing
the Picket Line · Early
Retirement · Negotiating
Annual Budget Targets · Restructuring
the Regional Office · Running
for Cover · Superior
Subordinate · The
Distasteful Salary Negotiations · The Fluid
Management Committee · The
Forgotten Incident · The
“Grifter” · The
Interview · The Messy
Office · The
Meticulous Chairperson · The
Offensive Comment · The Sharp
Manager · The
Thoughtful Gift · The
Unacceptable Performance Appraisal · The
Underachiever · The
Unproductive Team · The
Unreliable Executive · Troublemaker · The
Part-Time Employee · The
Arrogant Manager · Meeting
Weekly Production Targets · The New
Computer Software Purchase · Filing a
Complaint with the Law Society of Upper Canada · Reply to
All References
A comprehensive instructor's manual is provided to all those who adopt the book for their courses that includes: an introduction that explains how to use these case studies in your teaching, individual case summaries, learning objectives, relevant debates and discussion points for each case study, and the answer key for all the case study questions. An extra 5 cases are included to offer even more variety in the types of case studies that can be assigned to students: The online Instructor's Manual, combined with the Case Studies in Public Management and Administration text, provides an effective integrated teaching and learning system for all instructors who adopt the book for their courses.
James C. Simeon is the Acting Director, Centre for Refugee Studies (CRS), and an Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA), Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, at York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Immediately before joining the faculty at York
University, Professor Simeon served as the first Executive Director of the
International Association of Refugee Law Judges (IARLJ). He is also
one of the founding members of the IARLJ America Chapter and was the first Rapporteur of
the IARLJ's Human Rights Nexus Working Party. He is currently an Associate
Member of the IARLJ and the Coordinator of its Inter-Conference Working Party
Process. Between September 1994 and October 2005, he served on the
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) as a Member and Coordinating
Member. During his years with the IRB, he sat on a number of high profile
cases, including, Pushpanathan, an exclusion case under Article 1F of
the 1951 Convention
that had been argued at the Supreme Court of Canada. He has also worked in
other capacities for the Canadian Government as well as the Ontario
Government. His extensive experience in the public
service, combined with his university teaching and research, furnishes him with
a unique perspective on public policy, management, and
administration.
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