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作者：Dawes, Sharon S.
作者单位：State University of New York (SUNY) System; University at Albany, SUNY
摘要：E-governance comprises the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to support public services, government administration, democratic processes, and relationships among citizens, civil society, the private sector, and the state. Developed over more than two decades of technology innovation and policy response, the evolution of e-governance is examined in terms of five interrelated objectives: a policy framework, enhanced public services, high-quality and cost-effective governme...
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作者：Riccucci, Norma M.; Thompson, Frank J.
摘要：This article examines the George W. Bush administration's efforts to apply New Public Management reforms to the Department of Homeland Security. The primary focus is the administration's attempt to implement the law. The managerial strategy that Department of Homeland Security and Office of Personnel Management executives used to carry out the law in the massive new department receives attention, with a special focus on the approach used in dealing with the federal courts. The article suggests...
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作者：Hird, John A.
作者单位：University of Massachusetts System; University of Massachusetts Amherst
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作者：Scheer, Teva J.
作者单位：University of Colorado System; University of Colorado Boulder
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作者：Weber, Edward P.; Khademian, Anne M.
作者单位：Washington State University; Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
摘要：Networks have assumed a place of prominence in the literature on public and private governing structures. The many positive attributes of networks are often featured-the capacity to solve problems, govern shared resources, create learning opportunities, and address shared goals-and a literature focused on the challenges networks pose for managers seeking to realize these network attributes is developing. The authors share an interest in understanding the potential of networks to govern complex...
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作者：Moynihan, Donald P.; Silva, Carol L.
作者单位：University of Wisconsin System; University of Wisconsin Madison; University of Oklahoma System; University of Oklahoma - Norman; University of Oklahoma System; University of Oklahoma - Norman
摘要：Local election officials are the administrators of democracy, but we know little about their views. This paper draws from two national surveys of local election officials. The authors find that local election officials generally support the goals of the federal Help America Vote Act but are less enthusiastic about the actual impact of the legislation. Implementation theory helps explain their evaluation of federal reforms. Goal congruence with reform mandates, resource availability, and a will...
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作者：Zeemering, Eric S.
作者单位：California State University System; San Francisco State University
摘要：Local government managers are described as key participants in the development of interlocal cooperation, but the interests of city councils in this process have gone largely unstudied. Here, the author addresses the theoretical importance of council-manager relations in interlocal public service cooperation. Three propositions identify areas of shared council-manager responsibility. Evidence from in-depth interviews with city council members is used to assess each proposition. While interloca...
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作者：Bryer, Thomas A.
作者单位：State University System of Florida; University of Central Florida
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作者：Dillman, David L.
作者单位：Abilene Christian University
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作者：Nigro, Lloyd G.; Kellough, J. Edward
作者单位：University System of Georgia; Georgia State University; University System of Georgia; University of Georgia
摘要：Trends in states' civil service reforms since the Winter Commission's report was published in 1993 are described and evaluated in the context of its recommendations. The authors argue that the commission's reform agenda relies on a public service bargain that requires public employees, elected officials, and other stakeholders to respect, trust, and support each other's efforts to serve the public interest. Its recommendations for modernizing state and local personnel systems are discussed and...
