Diversity and Public Administration: Theory, Issues, and Perspectives

by Rice,Mitchell F.

• ISBN13: 9780765614322
• ISBN10: 0765614324
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2004-09-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Table of Contents

Figure and Tables	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
1. The Multiple Dimensions of Diversity and Culture
Harvey L. White and Mitchell F. Rice	3	(19)
2. Workforce Diversity Initiatives and Best Practices in Business and Governmental Organizations: Developments, Approaches, and Issues
Mitchell F. Rice and Dhananjaya M. Arekere	22	(23)
3. Increased Diversity of the Workforce: Opportunities for Research in Public and Nonprofit Organizations
Blue Wooldridge, Jacqueline Smith-Mason, and Barbara C. Maddox	45	(21)
4. Teaching Public Administration Education in the Postmodern Era: Connecting Organizational Culture to Diversity to Social Equity
Mitchell F. Rice	66	(21)
5. Diversity in Public Administration Education: A View from California
Kyle Farmbry	87	(17)
6. Public Service in America's Urban Areas: Why the Bar in Perception and Practice Remains Higher for African-American Public Managers
Other Burton, Jr. and Mfanya Donald Tryman	104	(14)
7. Diversity Newcomers and the Challenge of Balancing Organizational Expectations: Assuming Ethical Responsibility
Mylon Winn and Floydette C. Cory-Scruggs	118	(21)
8. Networking, Career Management, and Diversity in the Public Sector
Wilbur C. Rich	139	(14)
9. Responding to the Health Needs of a Diverse Population: The Need for Diversity in the Health Professions
B. Lee Green, Rhonda K. Lewis, and Daphne C. Watkins	153	(24)
10. Cultural Competency and the Practice of Public Administration
Margo L. Bailey	177	(20)
11. Cultural Diversity and Productivity
Audrey Mathews	197	(33)
12. Embracing Workplace Diversity in Public Organizations: Some Further Considerations
Mitchell F. Rice and Harvey L. White	230	(7)
About the Editor and Contributors	237	(4)
Index	241