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作者：Jennings, ET
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作者：LaPorte, TR; Metlay, DS
作者单位：United States Department of Energy (DOE)
摘要：How should public organizations respond to the current ''crisis of trust?'' Outlining a conception of institutional trustworthiness, this article explores the conditions that increase the difficulty of achieving it, suggests a basis for designing organizational relationships that recover it, and broaches the problem of assuring institutional constancy as a critical requirement. Institutional constancy will be considered in greater depth in a forthcoming issue.
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作者：Jennings, ET
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作者：Swain, JW; Reed, BJ
作者单位：University of Nebraska System
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作者：Lam, TC; Chan, HS
作者单位：City University of Hong Kong
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作者：Jennings, ET
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作者：Simonsen, W; Robbins, MD
作者单位：Syracuse University
摘要：Do municipal bonds sold through competition have lower interest rates for issuers than negotiated sales? Research done in the 1970s and 1980s suggests that, all else equal, interest costs are generally lower for competitively bid municipal bonds compared to negotiated bond sales. William Simonsen and Mark D. Robbins explore this question in light of changes in the municipal bond market that suggest a need to revisit this question. Their findings indicate that on average, and all else equal, co...
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作者：LaPorte, TR; Keller, A
摘要：What role do demands for constancy play in the operations of public agencies! Institutional constancy of agencies and firms is discussed as a concept and an increasingly important political requirement for the operation of hazardous systems in the United States. Situations that increase demand for it are outlined and a basis for analysis and improving constancy is proposed.
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作者：Rosenbloom, DH
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作者：Gilman, SC; Lewis, CW
作者单位：Georgetown University; George Washington University; University of Connecticut
摘要：Do divergent values embedded in distinctive cultures satisfactorily explain current directions in public service ethics around the world? The authors draw upon expert observation by government and corporate officials who administer ethics programs, leaders known for their moral courage, survey research, and the scholarly literature to identify these directions and begin addressing the question. The central argument is that observable practice increasingly invalidates an approach that relies ex...
