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作者:Schuetz, Sarah K.
作者单位:State University System of Florida; Florida State University; State University System of Florida; Florida State University
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作者:Bearfield, Domonic A.
作者单位:Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station; Bush School of Government & Public Service
摘要:Despite a long and storied history, patronage and the functions it plays in American politics and public administration are still very much a mystery. This paper examines how patronage has been used and understood in American political science and public administration. The author calls for a reexamination of the concept based on developments found in the field of anthropology. In an effort to generate future scholarship, the author introduces a typology of patronage styles based on this reexa...
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作者:Cook, Brian J.
作者单位:Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
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作者:Newman, Meredith A.; Guy, Mary E.; Mastracci, Sharon H.
作者单位:State University System of Florida; Florida International University; Children's Hospital Colorado; University of Colorado System; University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus; University of Colorado Denver; University of Illinois System; University of Illinois Chicago; University of Illinois Chicago Hospital
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作者:Dahlstrom, Timothy R.
作者单位:Arizona State University; Arizona State University-Tempe
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作者:Im, Tobin
作者单位:Seoul National University (SNU)
摘要:This article elucidates the temporal dimension of time stress among employees in public organizations. Employees working at five agencies in Indiana were surveyed. Job characteristics and personal variables such as overtime, repetitiveness, gender, family obligation, and age group were found to be insignificant as time stressors. However, political factors such as level of government, goal awareness, political sensitivity, and time allotted for meetings were significant independent variables a...
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作者:Witesman, Eva M.; Wise, Charles R.
作者单位:Brigham Young University; University System of Ohio; Ohio State University
摘要:We hypothesize that the structural characteristics (i.e., centralization versus decentralization) of government affect the availability of training in values and skills that are fundamental to democratization. We test our hypothesis in statistical models predicting anticorruption training and policy skills training, using a model of technical skills training for comparison. We find that centralized government structure significantly increases the odds of receiving both anticorruption training ...
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作者:Bowman, James S.; West, Jonathan P.
作者单位:State University System of Florida; Florida State University; University of Miami
摘要:This study examines the ethical content of legislation regulating the political activities of civil servants. The analysis is done using the ethics triangle, a tool that encompasses the interdependence of results-based utilitarian ethics, rule-based duty ethics, and virtue-based character ethics. The discussion begins with the importance of the problem, followed by its evolution and current status. After describing the methodology, the central section investigates the values at stake. The conc...
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作者:Henry, Charles T.
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作者:Pliscoff, Cristian
作者单位:Universidad de Chile