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作者:Yang, Kaifeng; Pandey, Sanjay K.
作者单位:State University System of Florida; Florida State University; Rutgers University System; Rutgers University New Brunswick; Rutgers University Newark
摘要:While various descriptive and prescriptive citizen participation models suggest ways to improve citizen participation, none has been subjected to large-scale empirical tests. This article develops and tests an organizational theory model that explores the conditions under which citizen involvement as a general strategy can improve administrative decision making. The new model focuses on organizational variables that are more directly subject to managerial influence, such as political support, ...
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作者:Brook, Douglas A.; King, Cynthia L.
作者单位:United States Department of Defense; United States Navy; Naval Postgraduate School
摘要:This case study reviews the enactment and implementation of the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) in the U.S. Department of Defense. Proponents of reform seized the opportunity to enact reform in the aftermath of 9/11, basing their arguments on national security concerns. However, the policy-making process did not produce a consensus for reform among key stakeholders in the personnel management policy community. Instead, the NSPS angered and alienated the Office of Personnel Management...
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作者:Jain, Chaya
作者单位:Virginia State University
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作者:Jreisat, Jamil E.
作者单位:State University System of Florida; University of South Florida
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作者:Ellison, Brian A.
作者单位:University of North Carolina; Appalachian State University
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作者:Fitzpatrick, Jody; Goggin, Malcolm; Heikkila, Tanya; Klingner, Donald; Machado, Jason; Martell, Christine
作者单位:University of Colorado System; University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus; Children's Hospital Colorado; University of Colorado Denver
摘要:Intensified globalization, especially the necessity to learn more about how administrative reforms work effectively in different cultural contexts, requires public administration research to embrace comparative perspectives. How well is the field advancing in that direction? This article presents the results of a content analysis of 151 comparative public administration articles from 2000 to 2009. Results indicate that comparative research is building on theory and empirical research, making u...
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作者:Nakamura, Akira; Kikuchi, Masao
作者单位:Meiji University; Meiji University
摘要:Japan is the only country to suffer twice from the terrible consequences of atomic bombs. Hiroshima and Nagasaki are renowned internationally for experiencing the first twin devastating nuclear attacks in history. Unfortunately, Japan has witnessed several other serious nuclear-related disasters in recent years. The much-publicized Fukushima disaster in 2011 is one of them. How could such a serious accident occur in a modern, highly sensitive, nuclear-conscious country? The answer to that cent...
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作者:Shockley, Gordon E.
作者单位:Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe