Public administration
Subtitle: traditions of inquiry and philosophies of knowledge
By: Norma M. Riccucci.
Series: Public management and change series
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 162
ISBN-13: 9781589017047
Subjects: Public administration
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Intellectual heritage and theoretical developments : is public administration a science?; title: Searching for a paradigm : public administration as a post-normal science; title: Identity crises in the social sciences; title: Searching for truth : the logic of inquiry in public administration; title: Theory building through qualitative approaches; title: Theory building through quantitative research; title: Theory building through mixed-method research; title: Eterogeneity in epistemic traditions.