Bücher der Reihe Contemporary Studies in Applied Behavioral Science

Explores a variety of parameters regarding ethical inquiry. This book gives insight into the application of the tenets of Systems Theory, symbolic interactionism and societal "rule breaking" known for the purpose of this context as unethical conduct. It includes information for individuals whose role it is to practice ethics in the public sector.

Places Oakland's public policy response to building damage suffered in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake in a historical and intergovernmental context. Using a combined non-decision making and advocacy coalition approach, this book demonstrates why hazardous-structure abatement was kept off the political agenda prior to the Loma Prieta disaster.

Is there evidence that performance budget reform increases administrative discretion? This book examines that question by testing the fit between reform expectations and reform outcomes as viewed by practitioners.

This volume presents an alternative perspective on the problem of leadership in organizations. Drawing upon general systems and complexity and chaos theory, Kime presents organizational leadership as a normative feature of organizations, testing his formulation on a sample of US fire services.