Riccucci, Norma M. <br/><br/>
Public administration :  traditions of inquiry and philosophies of knowledge / 
por Norma M. Riccucci. -- 
 - Washington, D.C. :  Georgetown University Press,  2010. 
 - 162 p. 
 - Public Management and Change Series .
<br/><br/>Inclui bibliografia e índice. 
<br/><br/> 1. Intellectual heritage and theoretical developments : is public administration an art or a science?  2. Searching for a paradigm : public administration as a postnormal science  3. Identity crises in the social sciences  4. Searching for truth : the logic of inquiry in public administration  5. Theory building through qualitative approaches  6. Theory building through quantitative research  7. Theory building through mixed-method research  8. Heterogeneity in epistemic traditions 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781589017047  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Investigação da Administração Pública <br/>Administração Pública