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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：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：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：Saidel, JR; Loscocco, K
作者单位：State University of New York (SUNY) System; University at Albany, SUNY
摘要：This study examines three central questions: Do women state agency heads establish priorities that advance women's interests more frequently than men agency heads? Among state agency heads with women-related top priorities, are there systematic differences between women and men in the influences on their priority choices? Do the organizational and political contexts in which agency leaders work explain variation in policy priorities? Analysis of data from a national survey of women and men dep...
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作者：Simeone, R; Carnevale, J; Millar, A
摘要：Government agencies are encouraged to adopt business practices to improve program performance. But there are significant differences between the private and public sectors, both in the nature of the commodities offered and the way people in decision-making roles maximize utility. These differences are likely to affect the success of such endeavors. We examine efforts by the Office of National Drug Control Policy to develop a National Drug Control Strategy. A theoretical model of performance-ba...
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作者：Meier, KJ; Pennington, MS; Eller, WS
作者单位：Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station; Bush School of Government & Public Service; Stephen F Austin State University
摘要：The theory of representative bureaucracy concerns whether bureaucracy mirrors the origins and values of the population and, if so, whether such representation makes any difference. This article extends Hindera's examination of active bureaucratic representation within the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to determine the effect of introducing new goals (disability discrimination) and priorities (sexual harassment) on the EEOC's representational patterns. Using data from the late ...
