Bowman, James S. <br/><br/>
The Professional Edge :  Competencies in Public Service. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (169 pages) 
<br/><br/>Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables, Figures, and Exhibits -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Public Service Today: Complex, Contradictory, Competitive -- 2. The Technical Professional: Developing Expertise -- 3. The Ethical Professional: Cultivating Scruples -- 4. The Consummate Professional: Creating Leadership -- 5. The Future of Public Service: Cases and Commentary for the New Millennium -- References -- About the Authors -- Index. 
<br/><br/> The new context and character of public service - shifting values, entrepreneurship, information technology, multi-sector careers - require enhanced technical, ethical, and leadership skills. This work describes what it means to be a consummate professional public servant.. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781317363477 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Public administration.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JF1351 -- .P75 2016eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>352.3