The Professional Edge: Competencies in Public Service.

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The Professional Edge: Competencies in Public Service

By James S. Bowman, Jonathan P. West, Evan M. Berman, and Montgomery Van Wart M.E. Sharpe, March 2004

The new context and character of public service-shifting values, entrepreneurship, information technology, multi-sector careers-require enhanced technical, ethical, and leadership skills. This concise and readable work describes what it means to be a consummate professional public servant. Essential reading for both professionals and students, it sets standards for everyone who conducts the public's business, and links them with performance management, human resource administration, and information technology skills.

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