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Readings
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| Most of the course readings are contained in
the following books that can be purchased at local book stores or through
vendors on the internet: |
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Patton, W.
David, Stephanie L. Witt, Nicholas P. Lovrich, Patricia J. Frederickson.
2002. Human Resource Management: The Public Service Perspective.
Houghton Mifflin Company: New York, NY. (Required) |
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Robbins,
Stephen P. & Timothy A. Judge. 2008.
Essentials
of Organizational Behavior,
9/E, Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, NJ. ISBN-10:
0132431521, ISBN-13: 9780132431521 (paperback) (Required) |
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Reserve Readings
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| The following readings are on reserve in the
library and supplement the course texts. |
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| Reserve #1 |
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Government Accounting Office. 2007. Transforming Government to Meet the Demands of the 21st
Century. Presentation by the Honorable David M. Walker Comptroller General of
the United States. GAO-07-1188CG |
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| Reserve #2 |
| Canas, Kathryn and Harris
Sondak. 2008. "Diversity in the Workplace: A Legal Perspective." in
Opportunities and Challenges of Workplace Diversity: Theory, Cases, and
Exercises. Upper Saddle River,
NJ: Prentice Hall. pp. 27 - 40. |
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| Reserve #3 |
| Klingner, Donald E. and
John Nalbandian. 2003. "The Saga of Social Equity: EEO, AA, and Workforce
Diversity." in Public Personnel Management: Contexts and Strategies.
Fifth Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. pp. 160 - 183. |
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| Reserve #4 |
| Roberts, Gary E. 2003.
"Issues, Challenges, and Changes in Recruitment and Selection" in Hays,
Steven W. and Richard Kearney (eds.) Public Personnel Administration:
Problems and Prospects. Fourth Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice
Hall. pp. 106 - 125. |
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| Reserve #5 |
| Brudney, Jeffrey. 2003.
Supplementing common Myths with Uncommon Management: The Effective
Involvement of Volunteers in Delivering Public Services. in Hays, Steven W.
and Richard Kearney (eds.) Public Personnel Administration: Problems and
Prospects. Fourth Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. pp.
287 - 300. |
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| Reserve #6 |
| Klingner, Donald E. and
John Nalbandian. 2003. "Performance Appraisal" in Public Personnel
Management: Contexts and Strategies. Fifth Edition. Upper Saddle River,
NJ: Prentice Hall. pp. 261 - 289. |
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| Reserve #7 |
| Canas, Kathryn and Harris
Sondak. 2008. "Gender" in
Opportunities and Challenges of Workplace Diversity: Theory, Cases, and
Exercises. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. pp. 43 - 74. |
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| Reserve #8 |
| Klingner, Donald E. and John Nalbandian.
2003. "Safety and Health" in
Public Personnel Management: Contexts and Strategies. Fifth Edition.
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. pp. 290 - 315. |
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| Reserve #9 |
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City of Wilmington
Fire Department Assessment, October 2006 (focus on objectives 4,
5, 6, 8, 11, and the recommendations) |
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