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作者:Meier, Kenneth J.; Nicholson-Crotty, Jill
作者单位:Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station; University of Missouri System; University of Missouri Columbia
摘要:Using the theory of representative bureaucracy, this paper investigates the relationship between women police officers and sexual assault reports and arrests. The theoretical contribution is to establish a case in which representation is likely to occur, even without a conscious effort on the part of the bureaucrat involved but simply because of the shared experiences of the bureaucrat and the client. Based on a pooled time series of 60 urban areas over an eight-year time frame, this study fin...
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作者:Williams, Brian N.; Kellough, J. Edward
作者单位:University System of Georgia; University of Georgia; University System of Georgia; University of Georgia
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作者:Bovens, Mark
作者单位:Utrecht University
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作者:Gilmour, John B.; Lewis, David E.
作者单位:William & Mary; Princeton University
摘要:In this paper, the authors use the Bush administration's management grades from the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) to evaluate performance budgeting in the federal government-in particular, the role of merit and political considerations in formulating recommendations for 234 programs in the president's fiscal year 2004 budget. PART scores and political support were found to influence budget choices in expected ways, and the impact of management scores on budget decisions diminished as t...
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作者:Khademian, Anne M.
作者单位:Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
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作者:Korosec, Ronnie L.; Berman, Evan M.
作者单位:State University System of Florida; University of Central Florida; Louisiana State University System; Louisiana State University
摘要:This study examines how cities he social entrepreneurship - the activity of private individuals and organizations taking initiative to address social challenges in their communities. Based on a national survey and in-depth interviews among jurisdictions with populations over 50,000, the authors find that municipalities help social entrepreneurs by increasing awareness of social problems, and by hewing them to acquire resources, coordinate with other organizations, and implement programs. Nearl...
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作者:deHaven-Smith, L; Jenne, KC II
作者单位:State University System of Florida; Florida State University
摘要:Over the past decade, American police departments have developed a new management methodology that is beginning to be adopted by agencies outside law enforcement. Although the technique has been given different names by different agencies, this article refers to it generically as management by inquiry because the approach uses frequent, highly formalized meetings of top executives, middle management, and line personnel to inquire into the operations of individual units. The authors have had fi...
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作者:Connell, Raewyn
作者单位:University of Sydney; University of California System; University of California Santa Cruz
摘要:The 'glass ceiling model of gender equity has its weaknesses. Therefore, a multiple-dimensions approach to gender is proposed. This essay reports on a field study of organizational gender arrangements in 10 public sector worksites in New South Wales, Australia. Despite equal opportunity measures, gender divisions of labor persist in several forms. Processes that sustain and undermine these divisions are identified. Authority patterns are being reconfigured with restructuring and rising numbers...
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作者:Selden, Sally Coleman
作者单位:University of Lynchburg
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作者:Rouse, John
作者单位:Ball State University