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作者：Calabrese, Thad D.
摘要：Does current accumulated wealth by nonprofit organizations influence contributions from individuals? Existing research demonstrates that financial reserves aid program continuity during economic downturns. Yet donors, charity watchdogs, and policy makers voice concern about accumulated wealth in nonprofits. This empirical analysis examines whether the expected negative relationship occurs when donors perceive accumulated wealth as excessive. The results support the conclusion that future contr...
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作者：Argyriades, Demetrios
作者单位：City University of New York (CUNY) System
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作者：Lee, Soo-Young; Hong, Jeong Hwa
作者单位：Seoul National University (SNU); Hankuk University Foreign Studies
摘要：This study investigates the relative effects of four types of family-friendly policies-child care subsidies, paid leave for family care, telework, and alternative work schedules-on turnover rates and effectiveness in federal agencies. Contemporary social exchange theory predicts that an agency's average level of satisfaction with a specific family-friendly policy is negatively associated with turnover in the agency but positively associated with overall performance. This analysis differs from ...
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作者：Kort, Michiel; Klijn, Erik-Hans
作者单位：Erasmus University Rotterdam; Erasmus University Rotterdam - Excl Erasmus MC
摘要：Urban regeneration companies (URCs) are public-private entities appearing across Europe. They are created specifically to manage and implement more effectively urban regeneration projects. Core ideas behind the establishment of these newly emerging partnerships aim to tackle the challenging process of restructuring these organizations so as to function at arm's length from political oversight. However, contemporary literature on governance suggests that organizational form may be less a factor...
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作者：Battaglio, R. Paul, Jr.
作者单位：University of Texas System; University of Texas Dallas
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作者：Stillman, Richard J., II; Raadschelders, Jos C. N.
作者单位：Children's Hospital Colorado; University of Colorado System; University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus; University of Colorado Denver; University System of Ohio; Ohio State University
摘要：In this final wrap-up, PAR's editor in chief, Richard Stillman, and managing editor, Jos C. N. Raadschelders, summarize the last six years of the journal's objectives, contents, and accomplishments. The authors broadly discuss their editorial activities, past and present, and candidly and succinctly outline the ongoing challenges facing PAR in the future as the leading global journal for interdisciplinary public administration.
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作者：Stenberg, Carl W.
作者单位：University of North Carolina; University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
摘要：This article traces the creation and demise of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (ACIR) and assesses the prospects for restoring an ACIR-like capability to the federal system. Recent initiatives by the National Academy of Public Administration, the Big 7 state and local government official associations, and Congress are summarized, and the facilitating and inhibiting factors associated with intergovernmental institutional development are examined. At least three ingre...
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作者：Herspring, Dale R.
作者单位：Kansas State University
摘要：The key problem in civil-military relations in established polities such as Russia and the United States is not civilian control of the military, but rather how to create a symbiotic relationship of shared responsibility between senior military officers and civilian leaders. In such a situation, civilian leaders obtain much needed expertise from the military, but ultimately remain in control. The keys to symbiotic civil-military relations are a desire on the part of military officers to work w...
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作者：Schmidle, Timothy P.
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作者：French, P. Edward
作者单位：Mississippi State University
摘要：Ethical issues in an influenza pandemic often require local government officials to make unprecedented, complex decisions. Effective planning with significant input from key community stakeholders is required well ahead of time in order to anticipate and mitigate a serious health crisis. The author evaluates the pandemic plans of 28 large cities across the United States using criteria derived from guidelines issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The analysis reveals that ...
