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作者：Ospina, SM; Dodge, J
作者单位：New York University
摘要：As a form of interpretive research, narrative inquiry contributes to the pursuit of high-quality public administration scholarship, along with other forms of explanatory research that have dominated the field. In this article we discuss the unique features of narrative inquiry, review how this research orientation has been used in public administration, and use our experience with a national, multimodal, multiyear research project on social-change leadership in the United States to identify an...
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作者：Kathi, PC; Cooper, TL
作者单位：University of Southern California
摘要：Citizen participation in government decision making, especially at the local level, has received heightened attention with regard to its promise for improved governance. The overarching administrative ethos of the administrative state creates barriers to citizen participation in governance. Developing and nurturing citizen participation in the presence of the administrative state is a significant challenge. Drawing on the literary tradition of public engagement and learning, this article model...
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作者：Gazley, B; Brudney, JL
作者单位：Indiana University System; Indiana University Bloomington; University System of Georgia; University of Georgia
摘要：The 1990s witnessed extensive promotion of volunteerism and the creation of a federal and state infrastructure to support government voluntary activities. What has been the impact on local governments? This article reports on a 2003 survey of volunteer involvement in Georgia local government, which followed a similar 1990 study and provides a rare opportunity to examine long-term trends in public volunteerism. Volunteerism in Georgia cities and counties has increased during the post decade, wi...
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作者：Jreisat, JE
作者单位：State University System of Florida; University of South Florida
摘要：Comparative public administration, in method and in content, has not successfully integrated with the main field of public administration, to the detriment of both. with globalization and changes in information technology, the current separation impairs public administration education. This assessment is based on a literature review and an appraisal of the contributions of comparative scholarship. Suggestions for future research strategies promote viable, integrative, and relevant cross-cultur...
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作者：Schachter, HL; Liu, RF
作者单位：New Jersey Institute of Technology
摘要：This case study explores an attempt to get input from people with limited English proficiency in a state department of transportation project to improve their transit access. Adding community voices to expert discourse can increase an agency's ability to respond effectively in a technical field. The article yields insights into the benefits of using deliberative groups rather than questionnaires as a technique for involving citizens in problem definition.
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作者：Dodge, J; Ospina, SM; Foldy, EG
作者单位：New York University
摘要：A traditional view of scholarly quality defines rigor as the application of method and assumes an implicit connection with relevance. But as an applied field, public administration requires explicit attention to both rigor and relevance. Interpretive scholars' notions of rigor demand an explicit inclusion of relevance as an integral aspect of quality. As one form of interpretive research, narrative inquiry illuminates how this can be clone. Appreciating this contribution requires a deeper know...
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作者：Melkers, J; Willoughby, K
作者单位：University System of Georgia; Georgia State University
摘要：While attention has been paid to a few cities and counties exhibiting effective performance-measurement systems, most U.S. local governments have been active in the development and use of performance measurement for several decades. This research examines the effects of performance-measurement information on budgetary decision making, communication, and other operations of U.S. local governments. Data are drawn from a national survey of city and county administrators and budgeters that include...
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作者：Moynihan, DR
作者单位：Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station; Bush School of Government & Public Service
摘要：All levels of government have begun to pursue results-based reforms, which assume that managers will use performance information to make better decisions. However, reforms have neglected the insights of a large and relevant literature on organizational learning. This article revisits this literature, treating results-based reform as an organizational learning mechanism and a deliberate structural effort to induce learning. From an organizational learning perspective, most results-based reforms...
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作者：Rethemeyer, RK
作者单位：State University of New York (SUNY) System; University at Albany, SUNY
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作者：Lidman, R; Sommers, P
作者单位：Seattle University; Seattle University
摘要：In this article, the authors provide a list of the top 10 ways to become a compleat' policy analyst, drawing on lessons from their own experience as policy analysts. The authors make no claims that their list is unique. However, they suggest the items included within it are supported in the academic and practitioner-oriented literature. Counting down from number 10-''The compleat policy analyst knows how to skip steps''-the authors present and comment on the items in turn. The authors suggest ...
