Research Methods in Public Administration and Public Management: An Introduction

ISBN-13: 9781032027661 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 190 str.

Sandra Van Thiel

Opis

This book represents a comprehensive guide to undertaking and using research in public management and administration and will be core reading for students at all levels as well as practitioners who are carrying out research on public management and administration.

Spis treści

1 Research in Public Administration; 2 The research problem; 3 Theoretical framework; 4 Operationalization; 5 Research design; 6 The experiment; 7 The survey; 8 The case study; 9 Desk research; 10 Analysing quantitative data; 11 Analysing qualitative data; 12 Reporting results

O autorze

Sandra van Thiel is Professor of Public Management at Erasmus University Rotterdam and Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Her research and teaching focus on executive agencies and research methods. She is a frequent consultant to public sector organizations, and she is Editor-in-Chief of IJPSM.